a psychotic disorder in which personal, social, and occupational functioning deteriorate as a result of unusual perceptions, odd thoughts, disturbed emotions, and motor abnormalities
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psychosis
a loss of contact with reality
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hallucinations
false sensory perceptions
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delusions
false beliefs
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downward drift theory
schizophrenia causes its sufferers to fall from a higher to a lower socioeconomic level or to remain poor because they are unable to function effectively
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Positive Symptoms
excesses of thought, emotion, and behavior
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Delusions
ideas that people believe wholeheartedly but that have no basis in fact
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delusions of reference
attach special and personal meaning to the actions of others or to various objects or events
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delusions of grandeur
believe themselves to be specially empowered persons
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delusions of control
believe their feelings, thoughts, and actions are controlled by other people
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formal thought disorder
a disturbance in the production and organization of thought
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loose associations / derailment
a common thinking disturbance, characterized by rapid shifts from one topic of conversation to another
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neologisms
made-up words that typically have meaning only to the person using them
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preservation
repeating their words and statements again and again
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hallucinations
perceptions that a person has in the absence of external stimuli
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tactile hallucinations
tingling, burning, or electric-shock sensations
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somatic hallucinations
feel as if something is happening inside the body
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visual hallucinations
may produce vague perceptions of colors or clouds or distinct visions of people or objects
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gustatory hallucinations
regularly find that their food or drink tastes strange
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olfactory hallucinations
smell odors that no one else does
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Inappropriate Affect
emotions that are unsuited to the situation
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Negative Symptoms
deficits of thought emotion, and behavior
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Poverty of Speech / Alogia
a reduction in speech or speech content
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Restricted Affect
display less anger, sadness, joy, and other feelings than most people
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flat affect
showing almost no emotions at all
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ambivalence
conflicting feelings
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Psychomotor Symptoms
unusual movements or gestures
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catatonia
a pattern of extreme psychomotor symptoms, found in some forms of schizophrenia
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catatonic stupor
people stop responding to their environment, remaining motionless and silent for long stretches of time
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catatonic rigidity
people maintain a rigid, upright posture for hours and resist efforts to be moved
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catatonic posturing
people assume awkward, bizarre positions for long periods of time
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catatonic excitement
different form of catatonia in which people move excitedly
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schizophrenia spectrum disorders
schizophrenia-like disorders that are distinguished by particular durations and sets of symptoms
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diathesis-stress relationship
people with a biological predisposition will develop schizophrenia only if certain kinds of events or stressors are also present
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dopamine hypothesis
certain neurons that use the neurotransmitter dopamine fire too often and transmit too many messages, producing the symptoms of schizophrenia
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antipsychotic drugs
drugs that help correct grossly confused or distorted thinking
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phenothiazines
a group of antihistamine drugs that became the first group of effective antipsychotic medications
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second-generation antipsychotic drugs
a relatively new group of antipsychotic drugs whose biological action is different from that of the first-generation antipsychotic drugs
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Operant Conditioning
the process by which people learn to perform behaviors for which they have been rewarded frequently
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expressed emotion
the general level of criticism, disapproval, and hostility expressed in a family
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Schizophrenia
A psychotic disorder in which personal, social, and occupational functioning deteriorate as a result of unusual perceptions, odd thoughts, disturbed emotions, and motor abnormalities
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Psychosis
A loss of contact with reality
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Downward Drift Theory
Schizophrenia causes its sufferers to fall from a higher to a lower socioeconomic level or to remain poor because they are unable to function effectively
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Positive Symptoms
Excesses of thought, emotion, and behavior
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Delusions
Ideas that people believe wholeheartedly but that have no basis in fact
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Delusions of Reference
Attach special and personal meaning to the actions of others or to various objects or events
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Delusions of Grandeur
Believe themselves to be specially empowered persons
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Delusions of Control
Believe their feelings, thoughts, and actions are controlled by other people
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Formal Thought Disorder
A disturbance in the production and organization of thought
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Loose Associations / Derailment
A common thinking disturbance, characterized by rapid shifts from one topic of conversation to another
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Neologisms
Made-up words that typically have meaning only to the person using them
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Preservation
Repeating their words and statements again and again
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Hallucinations
Perceptions that a person has in the absence of external stimuli
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Tactile Hallucinations
Tingling, burning, or electric-shock sensations
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Somatic Hallucinations
Feel as if something is happening inside the body
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Visual Hallucinations
May produce vague perceptions of colors or clouds or distinct visions of people or objects
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Gustatory Hallucinations
Regularly find that their food or drink tastes strange
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Olfactory Hallucinations
Smell odors that no one else does
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Inappropriate Affect
Emotions that are unsuited to the situation
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Negative Symptoms
Deficits of thought emotion, and behavior
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Poverty of Speech / Alogia
A reduction in speech or speech content
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Restricted Affect
Display less anger, sadness, joy, and other feelings than most people
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Flat Affect
Showing almost no emotions at all
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Ambivalence
Conflicting feelings
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Psychomotor Symptoms
Unusual movements or gestures
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Catatonia
A pattern of extreme psychomotor symptoms, found in some forms of schizophrenia
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Catatonic Stupor
People stop responding to their environment, remaining motionless and silent for long stretches of time
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Catatonic Rigidity
People maintain a rigid, upright posture for hours and resist efforts to be moved
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Catatonic Posturing
People assume awkward, bizarre positions for long periods of time
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Catatonic Excitement
Different form of catatonia in which people move excitedly
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Dopamine Hypothesis
Certain neurons that use the neurotransmitter dopamine fire too often and transmit too many messages, producing the symptoms of schizophrenia
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Antipsychotic Drugs
Drugs that help correct grossly confused or distorted thinking
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Phenothiazines
A group of antihistamine drugs that became the first group of effective antipsychotic medications
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Second-generation Antipsychotic Drugs
A relatively new group of antipsychotic drugs whose biological action is different from that of the first-generation antipsychotic drugs
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Schizophrenogenic Mother
A type of mother - supposedly cold, domineering, and uninterested in the needs of her children - who was once thought to cause schizophrenia in her child
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Operant Conditioning
The process by which people learn to perform behaviors for which they have been rewarded frequently
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Expressed Emotion
The general level of criticism, disapproval, and hostility expressed in a family
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