Signs and Symptoms of Schizophrenia Flashcards
associative looseness (pos: alter speech)
word salad: jumble of words meaningless to listener
illogical thinking w poor concentration
clang association (pos: alter speech)
words chosen based on sound w no correlation (click clack clutch)
neologisms (pos: alter speech)
words put together that only have meaning toward pt
echolalia (pos: alter speech)
pathological repetition of another’s words
circumstantiality (pos: abnl speech)
unnecessary details in convo but soon getting to point
tangentiality (pos: abnl speech)
continuing to wander off topic but never reaching point of convo
cognitive retardation (pos: abnl speech)
slowing cognition w thinking, delays in responding
pressured speech (pos: abnl speech)
urgent or intense speech and reluctance to allow comments from others
flight of ideas (pos: abnl speech)
moving rapidly from one thought to the next making it difficult for others to follow
symbolic speech (pos: abnl speech)
using words based on what they symbolize not mean (demons are sticking me)
thought blocking (pos distorted thought)
reduction or stoppage of thought
thought insertion (pos distorted thought)
uncomfy belief that someone inserted thoughts into pt brain
thought deletion (pos distorted thought)
belief that thoughts are taken/missing
magical thinking (pos distorted thought)
believing that reality can be changed by thinking/unrelated actions
paranoia (pos distorted thought)
irrational fear
mild: suspicious
profound: believing other person will kill you
hallucinations (pos alter in perception)
auditory, visual, olfactory, gustatory, tactile, command
illusions (pos alter in perception)
something morphing into something else
depersonalization (pos alter in perception)
dissociation (out of body)
derealization (pos alter in perception)
person saying they are in a simulation
catatonia (pos alter in behavior)
pronounced increase or decrease in amount of movement
motor retardation (pos alter in behavior)
slowing of movement
motor agitation (pos alter in behavior)
excited behavior like running or pacing
stereotyped behaviors (pos alter in behavior)
repetitive behaviors that dont have logical purpose
waxy flexibility (pos alter in behavior)
stationary and unable to move/be moved
echopraxia (pos alter in behavior)
mimicking of movements of another person
negativism (pos alter in behavior)
risk or repose of others
impaired impulse control (pos alter in behavior)
reduced ability to resist impulses
gesturing/posturing (pos alter in behavior)
assuming unusual and illogical expression, posture, position
boundary impairment (pos alter in behavior)
impaired ability to sense one’s body or influence ends/begins
anhedonia (neg)
reduced ability to experience pleasure
avolition (neg)
reduced motivation or goal directed behavior
asociality (neg)
decreased desire for social interaction
affective blunting (neg)
reduced or constricted affect
flat affect (neg)
expressionless and unreadable
alogia (neg)
reduced speech
apathy (neg)
decreased interest in activities
blunted affect (neg)
reduced or minimal emotional response
constricted affect (neg)
reduced in range
inappropriate (neg)
incongruent w actual emotion/situation
bizarre (neg)
odd, illogical
concrete thinking (cog)
impaired ability to think abstractly (literal)
impaired memory (cog)
effects short term mem and ability to learn
impaired info processing (cog)
delayed responses, misperceptions and difficulty understanding others
impaired executive functioning (cog)
difficulty w reasoning, setting priorities, comparing options
anosognosia (cog)
inability to realize you are ill
