Lesson 1.2: Schizophrenia Flashcards
What is the definition of Schizophrenia?
A group term for conditions that include:
Gross distortion of reality
Withdrawal from dealing with others
Disorganization of perception, thought, and emotion
What does the word Schizophrenia mean?
Split mind
What is the definition of Disorganization?
When an individual is no longer able to work, carry on social relations, and take care of themselves as they previously could have
What is another name for Language and Communication Disturbance?
Formal thought disorder
What is Language and Communication Disturbance?
Where the individual does not lack education or ability yet seems to piece together sentences in illogical ways.
What happens to a Schizophrenics sense of self?
Usually they are confused about their identity, regardless of gender
They may believe they are controlled by “cosmic” or “oceanic” powers
What happens to their perception?
They become overstimulated
What is the symptom of Schizophrenia that causes an individual to put words in the wrong order, and express thoughts in sentence fragments?
Disturbances of Thought, Speech, and Activity
What is it called when a Schizophrenic seems emotionally cold?
Inappropriate Emotional Responses
What is Withdrawal?
A person may pull themselves physically and/or psychologically from interaction with other people and/or their environment
What is regression?
When a person regresses back to an earlier stage of development mentally
What is the definition of Delusions
A fixed false belief
What are four types of Delusions?
Paranoid Delusions
Delusions of Poverty
Somatic Delusions
Grandiose Delusions
What is a paranoid delusion
Where the person believes someone is out to get them (this is not true)
What is Delusions of Poverty?
Where the person thinks they are penniless and the downfall of their family
