4/4 lecture

These flashcards focus on key vocabulary terms and concepts related to schizophrenia and its symptoms, helping students reinforce their understanding for the exam.

Positive Symptoms

Symptoms that add to a person's behavior that are not grounded in reality.

Delusional Disorder

A mental disorder characterized by the presence of one or more false beliefs that persist despite evidence to the contrary.

Hallucinations

Sensory experiences that occur without external stimulation, such as hearing voices that are not there.

Anhedonia

The inability to experience pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable.

Avolition

A decrease in motivation to initiate and perform self-initiated purposeful activities.

Poverty of Speech

A reduction in the amount of speech, resulting in less communication.

Executive Functioning

Mental processes that enable planning, problem-solving, and organizing thoughts.

Cognitive Derailment

A disorganized form of speech where a person shifts topics without a clear connection.

Comorbidity

The occurrence of two or more disorders or diseases in a patient.

Negative Symptoms

Symptoms that remove or decrease the ability to function normally, such as lack of emotion or motivation.