schizophrenia spectrum disorder, dissociative disorders and obsessive compulsive disorders

obsessive compulsive disorder (ocd)

recurrent and persistent thoughts that are intrusive (obsessions) followed by repetitive behaviors or mental acts the individual feels driven to perform (compulsions)

obsession

thoughts or impulses that recur or persist despite a persons effort to supress them

compulsions

repetitive, purposeful acts, performed according to certain rules in a ritualized manner in response to an obsession

ocd, bdd, hoarding treatment

cognitive therapy, behavioral therapy, drug therapy

ocd, bdd, hoarding causes

maladaptive thinking, learned associations, and genetic factors

hoarding

persistent difficulties discarding or parting with possessions regardless of actual value

body dysmorphic behavior (bdd)

obsessive preoccupation with a perceived defect in one’s own appearance, viewed as so severe as to warrant exceptional measures to fix it

dissociative amnesia (fugue)

inability to recall autobiographical information leads to unexpected travel or wandering, often with a loss of identity usually in a new location.

dissociative identity disorder (did)

presence of two or more distinct personalities, used to be known as multiple personality disorder, not the same as schizophrenia. derealization & depersonalization

amnesia

forgetting a painful or traumatic event by repressing or burying the memory

depersonalization

involves feeling detached from one's body, thoughts, or feelings, as if observing oneself from an outside perspective

derealization

involves feeling detached from one's surroundings, as if the world is not real or is severely distorted

dissociative disorder treatments

psychoanalytical therapy, hypnosis, integration

schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders

a group of severe disorders characterized by the breakdown of personality functioning, withdrawal from reality, distorted emotions and disturbed thought - not the same as having multiple personalities

acute/reactive schizophrenia

can begin at any age, usually a response to a traumatic event, usually a response to a traumatic event, recovery is more likely.

chronic/process schizophrenia

chronic or process symptoms usually appear late in adolescence. psychotic periods last longer

positive symptoms

behaviors and thoughts that schizophrenics have that normal people do not

negative symptoms

behavior or thoughts schizophrenics have that normal people do, and schizophrenics dont

schizophrenia treatment

anti psychotic medication

dissociative disorders

hypnosis, free association