Schizophrenia And Personality Disorders Flashcards
____ - described as a loss of contact with reality (one of the most serious forms of psychological disorders. May have an inability to function independently. May require care. Typically appears in young adulthood, earliest diagnosed at 18)
Schizophrenia
___ ___ - Some minors experience early signs
Prodromal symptoms
____ - Beliefs that are held that are contrary to reality and continued to be held despite contradictory evidence. (Main symptoms of schizophrenia)
Delusions
____ delusions - Ones that involve a false belief that someone or something is out to get or hurt them.
Paranoid delusions
_____ delusions - Ones in which the person believes that they have some outsized importance or special power
Grandiose delusions
____ delusions - Involve a belief that something highly unusual is happening to one’s body
Somatic delusions
_____ - Perceptual experiences that occur in the absence of external stimuli. Can be auditory such as hearing voices in ones head or one’s that aren’t there. Also can be visual. (Auditory ones are the most common form for someone with schizophrenia)
Hallucinations
____ ___ - Disjointed or incoherent thought processes. Someone with schizophrenia might ramble, exhibit loose associations, jump from topic to topic, etc.
Disorganized thought
___ ___ ____ - Person may exhibit unusual behaviors or movements. (Decreased reactivity, catatonic stupor)
Abnormal motor behavior
___ ___ - In which they don’t move, or show any expression
Catatonic stupor
The main cause of schizophrenia is ___
Genetics
____ ____ - Theory that suggests that schizophrenia is caused by an over abundance of dopamine
Dopamine hypothesis
____ ___ - exhibits a personality that is distinctly different from the expectations of their culture
Personality disorder
