chapter 8 ab psych

psychosis

state involving a loss of contact with reality and inability to differentiate between reality and one’s subjective state

4 postive symptoms

delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thought, disorganized motor behavior

delusions

fixed beliefs with no basis in reality

different types of delusions

grandiose, thought withdrawal/ broadcasting, guilt/sin, reference

hallucination

false perceptions that affect the senses

types of hallucination

visual and auditory

auditory verbal hallucinations

the voices speak right to them, they are mean, and the person can not control what they say

two types of visual hallucination

tactile and somatic

tactile

perception that something is happening to a person outside their body

somatic

perception that something is happening inside their body

disorganized thought

state of highly disorganized thinking

disorganized or abnormal motor disorder type

catatonia

catatonia

group of disorganized behavior that reflect an extreme lack of responsiveness to the outside world

negative symptoms

deficits in functioning that show a person is missing skills that people without schizophrenia have

types of negative symptoms

restricted affect, asociality, and avolition

avolition

inability to persist at a common goal

asociality

lack of interest in relationships with other people

restricted affect

symptoms in which emotional expression is reduced or absent

cognitive deficits

problems with processing speech, memory, concentrating, solving problems, and completing task

schizoaffective disorder

experience schizophrenic symptoms and mood symptoms

schizophreniform disorder

disorder in which a person meets the primary criteria for schizophrenia but symptoms only last 1 to 6 months

brief psychotic disorder

sudden onset of schizophrenia symptoms that last 1 day to a month

delusional disorder

disorder defined by delusions lasting at least 1 month

schizotypal personality disorder

personality disorder of pervasive detachment from social relationships and a restricted range of emotional expression

neurotansmitters reasons

dopamine

brain abnormalities

lack of grey matter or illness during pregnancy

psychosocial reasons

social drift, stress crisis and cultural perspectives

treatments

antipsychotics, CBT, and family therapy