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Psychosis

An inability to differentiate what is real and unreal.

Positive symptoms of schizophrenia

Delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, and disorganized behavior.

Negative symptoms of schizophrenia

Lack of expected or normal emotions, behaviors, and motivations.

Schizophrenia

Severe form of psychosis characterized by a loss of touch with reality.

DSM-5 criteria for schizophrenia

Must show 2 or more symptoms of psychosis, with at least 1 being a positive symptom, for at least 1 month.

Prognosis of schizophrenia

Rehospitalization is very common (50-80%) and 10-15% may commit suicide.

Cluster A Personality Disorders

Odd-Eccentric Personality Disorders, includes paranoid, schizoid, and schizotypal personality disorders.

Antisocial Personality Disorder

Pattern of disregard for others, engaging in criminal behavior without empathy.

Borderline Personality Disorder

Characterized by unstable self-image, emotions, and relationships; impulsivity and mood swings.

Avoidant Personality Disorder

Pattern of social inhibition, low self-esteem, and severe anxiety in social situations.

Dependent Personality Disorder

Characterized by an inability to care for oneself and enduring abuse for connection.

Factitious Disorder

Faking an illness to gain medical attention, sometimes harming oneself to achieve this.

Dissociation

Out of body experience, often associated with various dissociative disorders.

Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)

Presence of two or more distinct personality states, with gaps in memory for everyday events.

Anorexia Nervosa

Eating disorder where individuals starve themselves and remain convinced they need to lose weight.

Bulimia Nervosa

Eating disorder characterized by binge eating followed by behaviors to prevent weight gain.

Binge-Eating Disorder

Similar to bulimia but without regular compensatory behaviors for binges.

Cognitive factors in eating disorders

Low self-esteem and social pressure contribute to the development of eating disorders.