Schizo and psychotic disorder definitions Flashcards
alogia
deficiency in the amount or content of speech; a disturbance often seen in ppl with schizophrenia
Anhedonia
inability to experience pleasure, associated with some schizophrenic and mood disorders
asociality
lack of interest in or motivation for social interactions; preference for solitary activities
associative splitting
separation among basic functions of human personality (ie cognition, emotion, speech, perception that is seen by some as the defining characteristic of schizophrenia)
attenuated psychosis syndrome
disorder involving onset of psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions, which put the person at high risk for schizophrenia; designated for further study by DSM-5
Avolition
apathy, or the inability to initiate or persist in important activities (ie hygene)
breif psychotic disorder
psychotic disturbance involving delusions, hallucinations, or disorganized speech or behaviour, but lasts less than 1m and occurs in reaction to a stressor
catatonia
disorder of movement involving immobility or excited agitation
catatonic immobility
disturbance of motor behaviors in which the person remains motionless, sometimes in an awkward position or for extended periods of time
delusion
psychotic symptom of thought content and presence of string beliefs that are misrepresentations or realuty
dimentia praecox
Latin term meaning premature loss of mind– an early label for what now causes schizophrenia, emphasising the disorder’s frequent appearance during adolescence
delusional disoredr
psychotic disorder featuring a persistent belief contrary to reality (delusion) but no other symptoms of schizophrenia
disorganized speech
Style of talking often seen in people with schizophrenia that involves incoherence and a lack of typical logic patterns.
disorganized symptoms
Least understood symptoms of schizophrenia that include erratic behaviours that affect speech, motor behaviour, and emotional reactions.
double bind
According to an obsolete, unsupported theory, the practice of transmitting conflicting messages that was thought to cause schizophrenia.
expressed emotion (EE)
Hostility, criticism, and overinvolvement demonstrated by some families toward a family member with a psychological disorder; this can often contribute to the person’s relapse.
flat affect
Apparently emotionless demeanour (including toneless speech and vacant gaze) when a reaction would be expected.
folie à deux (shared psychotic disorder)
Psychotic disturbance in which an individual develops a delusion similar to that of a person with whom he or she shares a close relationship. Also called shared psychotic disorder.
hallucination
Psychotic symptom of a perceptual disturbance in which things are seen or heard or otherwise sensed although they are not real or actually present.
hebephrenia
Silly and immature emotionality, a characteristic of some types of schizophrenia.
inappropriate affect
Emotional displays that are improper for the situation.
negative symptoms
Less outgoing symptoms, such as flat affect and poverty of speech, displayed by some people with schizophrenia.
paranoia
Person’s irrational beliefs that he or she is especially important (delusions of grandeur) or that other people are seeking to do him or her harm.
positive symptoms
more overt symptoms, such as delusions and hallucinations, are displayed by some people with schizophrenia
prodromal stage
period during which symptoms appear but before the development of full symptoms
psychosis
a term used to characterize many unusual behaviours, although in the strictest sense, usually involves delusions and hallucinations
psychotic disorder due to another medical condition
Condition that is characterized by hallucinations or delusions and that is the direct result of another physiological disorder, such as stroke or brain tumour.
schizoaffective disorder
Psychotic disorder featuring symptoms of both schizophrenia AND major mood disorder.
schizophrenia
Devastating psychotic disorder that may involve characteristic disturbances in thinking (delusions), perception (hallucinations), speech, emotions, and behaviour.
schizophreniform disorder
Psychotic disorder involving the symptoms of schizophrenia but lasting less than six months.
schizophrenogenic
According to an obsolete, unsupported theory, a cold, dominating, rejecting parent who was thought to cause schizophrenia in his or her offspring.
shared psychotic disorder (folie à deux)
Psychotic disturbance in which an individual develops a delusion similar to that of a person with whom he or she shares a close relationship. Also called shared psychotic disorder.
substance-induced psychotic disorder
Psychosis caused by the ingestion of medications, psychoactive drugs, or toxins.
token economy
Social learning behaviour modification system in which individuals earn items they can exchange for desired rewards by displaying appropriate behaviours.
