Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders: Classic Symptoms Flashcards

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________________ are false beliefs that are firmly held despite what almost everyone else believes or the existence of contradictory evidence.

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Delusions.

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In Schizophrenia, delusions are often:

(Hint: 3 types)

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  • Persecutory
  • Referential
  • Bizarre
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_________________ are “perception-like experiences that occur without an external stimulus.

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Hallucinations.

Bonus: Auditory hallucinations are the most common, often taking the form of pejorative/threatening voices or a running commentary on the person’s actions.

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_________________________ is usually inferred from the individual’s speech, and involves a loosening of associations manifested as incoherence, irrelevant answers or comments, and slipping off track between topics.

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Disorganized thinking.

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______________________________ can take several forms including unpredictable agitation, markedly disheveled appearance, clearly inappropriate sexual behavior, or catatonia.

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Grossly disorganized or abnormal motor behavior.

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______________________ involve a restriction in the range of and intensity of emotions and other functions, and include blunted emotional expression, anhedonia, asociality, alogia, and avolition.

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Negative symptoms.

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