PSYO 2220 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Schizoaffective Disorder, Avolition, Persecutory Delusion
14 Jan 2016
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Chapter 13 textbook notes (p. 476 506) Dementia praecox: the shared similar underlying features of catatonia, hebephrenia and paranoia. Associative splitting: the breaking of associative threads : the destruction of the forces that connect one function to the next. Psychotic: term used to characterize many unusual behaviors: usually involves delusions (irrational beliefs) and hallucinations (sensory experiences in the absence of external events) Schizophrenia: disorder that affects all of the functions we rely on each day and involves psychotic behavior. Positive symptoms: the more obvious signs of psychosis: includes the disturbing experiences of delusions and hallucinations. Delusion: a disorder of thought content: a belief that would be seen by most members of society as a misrepresentation of reality. Hallucinations: the experience of sensory events without any input from the surrounding environment: can involve any of the senses. Auditory hallucinations are the most frequent in people with schizophrenia.
