PSY 338 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Physical Disorder, Schizophrenia, Psy
20 Apr 2020
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Prevalence - as many as 1 in every 100 people. Distorts perception of reality; may hear voices or see things that aren"t there. Thinking things are real that aren"t and not being able to convince oneself by reason otherwise. Experiencing difficulties in cognitive functions (paying attention, remembering) Withdraw from social interactions; lose interest in activities. Loss of emotionality (vacant of emotions, neutral) Started hearing voices in his head at age 15. Would hear a conversation for 30 seconds or up to 5 minutes. Had hallucinations, clearer than any he had seen while on acid. Was scared of the hallucinations but not so much the voices. Sometimes would see faces in windows, shadows. Mostly saw himself doing violent, destructive things. Sometimes in the hallucination and sometimes watching it. Such as facing himself in the hallucination. Medication and therapy helped him a lot within a year. Almost 100% that he won"t experience recurring symptoms if he takes his meds.
