Schizophrenia and spectrum disorders I Flashcards
definition: schizophrenia and spectrum disorders
abnormalities in 1 or more of 5 domains:
- delusions
- hallucinations
- disorganized thinking and/or speech
- grossly disorganized or abnormal motor behavior including catatonia
- negative symptoms
definitions: delusions
fixed beliefs that are not amenable to change in light of conflicting evidence
what are persecutory delusions?
harmed or harassed by individual, organization or group
definition: referential delusions
gestures, comments, environmental cues are directed at oneself
definition: gradiose delusions
individual believes that they have exceptional abilities, wealth or fame
definition: erotomanic delusions
individual believes falsely that another person is in love with them
definition: nihilistic delusions
involve a conviction that a major catastrophe will occur
definition: somatic delusions
preoccupation regarding health and organ function
definition: hallucinations
perception like experiences that occur without and external stimuli (vivid and clear, full force and impact normal perceptions, not under voluntary control)
definition: auditory hallucinations
usually voices, familiar or not, distinct from an individual’s thoughts
definition: disorganized thinking (speech)
inferred from the individual’s speech and it must impair communication; a less severe impairment occurs in prodromal and residual phase of schizophrenia
definition: derailment or loose associations
switching from topic to topic
definition: tangentiality
answers to questions obliquely related or unrelated
definition: incoherence or word salad
severely disorganized resembling receptive aphasia
why do schizophrenics smell bad?
their olfactory sense is under-developed - they do not think they smell, so they do not shower (also mixed with apathy)