18.3 word analysis and definition schizophrenia Flashcards
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catatonia
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syndrome characterized by physical immobility and mental stupor
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catatonic
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pertaining to or characterized by catatonia
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delusion
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fixed, unyeidling, false belief or judgement held despite strong evidence to the contrary
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delusional
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pertaining to having delusions
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hallucination
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perception of an object or event when there is no such thing present
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mute
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unable or unwilling to speal
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mutism
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absence of speech
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paranoia
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mental disorder with persecutory delusions
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paranoid
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having delusions of persecution
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psychosis
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disorder causing mental disruption and loss of contact with reality
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schizophrenia
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disorder of perception, thought, emotion, and behaviour
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schizophrenic
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relating to, or suffering from schizophrenia
