Unit5.3Overview of Schizophrenia and Related Disorders

Schizophrenia

A disorder that affects thought, perception, speech, motor behavior/and emotional experiences.

Delusions

Beliefs that aren't based on reality.

Hallucinations

Perceptions not based in reality, such as seeing or hearing voices.

Disorganized thinking

A difficulty in organizing thoughts in a logical and coherent manner.

Disorganized speech

Speech that is difficult to understand or follow due to problems with how thoughts are organized and expressed.

Positive symptoms

A symptom one has that people don't typically have.

Negative symptoms

Symptoms typical of people with this disorder are have but are not present in the subject.

Catatonia

Disorganized motor movement.

Depressive disorder

Presence of sad, empty, or irritable mood, with changes in thinking that impair one's ability to function.

Persistent depressive disorder

Also known as dysthymia, is a chronic, long-term depressive disorder. This is similar to MDD but stretches for longer periods.

Bipolar Disorder

A mental illness characterized by extreme mood swings, ranging from periods of intense highs (mania/hypomania) to periods of deep lows (depression).

Anxiolytics

Anti-anxiety medication.

Panic disorder

Anxiety disorder that includes panic attacks (intense fear).

Ataque de nervios

Panic disorder that is culturally linked in Caribbean or Iberian descent.

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)

Anxiety disorder characterized by a constant state of somatic nervous system arousal and feelings of dread and worry.

Specific phobias

Persistent irrational fears.

Agoraphobia

Fear of being in open spaces, public places, or any other place from which escape is perceived as difficult.

Social Anxiety

People have a fear of social situations and typically don't engage to avoid anxious feelings.

Taijin Kyofusho

Cultural-bound disorder experienced mainly by Japanese people, where people are afraid that others are judging their bodies as displeasing.