PSYC*3140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Eugen Bleuler, Dementia Praecox, Emil Kraepelin
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Do a psychological diagnosis and treatment plan to do with a specific provided scenario . Emil kraepelin (1899(: distinct disorders from combining several symptoms of insanity: Catatonia (i. e. , alternating immobility and excited agitation) Paranoia (i. e. , delusions of grandeur and persecution) Breaking of associative threads of basic personality functions. Several behaviours or symptoms not shared by all people given diagnosis of schizo. Schizo spectrum disorder: a group of diagnoses recognized by those in the field of schizo. Dsm-5 includes a dimensional assessment of symptoms on a 0-4 scale (severity) Positive symptoms: are active manifestations of abnormal behaviour, or an excess or distortion of normal behaviour, and include delusions and hallucinations. 50-70% people with schizo experience hallucinations, delusions or both. Cotard"s syndrome (the belief that one is dead) Experience of sensory events without input from surrounding environment. Auditory hallucinations: hearing things that aren"t there. Negative symptoms: involve deficits in normal behaviour, in such areas as speech, affect and motivation.
