Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders: Classic Symptoms Flashcards
________________ are false beliefs that are firmly held despite what almost everyone else believes or the existence of contradictory evidence.
Delusions.
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In Schizophrenia, delusions are often:
(Hint: 3 types)
- Persecutory
- Referential
- Bizarre
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_________________ are “perception-like experiences that occur without an external stimulus.
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.
Disorganized thinking.
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______________________________ can take several forms including unpredictable agitation, markedly disheveled appearance, clearly inappropriate sexual behavior, or catatonia.
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.
Negative symptoms.
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