PSYC 208 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Schizophrenia, Birth Weight, Pathological Jealousy
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Schizophrenia deficits in thoughts, perception, emotion, behaviour. Avolition apathetic towards work, social interaction. Alogia poverty of speech (only reply yes or no) Flat affect inability to express emotions (emotionless after watching emotional film) Impoverished motor activity motionless or slow motor activity. Something is missing here, and it"s preventing normal functioning. Delusions: persistent and false beliefs (grandiosity; i am god. ) Hallucinations: false perceptions (thinking something"s there when it"s not; god is talking to me. ) Only a selection of + and - symptoms are seen in a patient. Theft of thoughts and broadcasting of thoughts (name examples) Equals deficit in theory of mind! (can"t separate own mind and others) Negativism no response to instructions or does the opposite. Catalepsy rigidity of limbs or bizarre posturing. Stereotyped behaviours - persistent, repetitive, meaningless movements (tapping a chair) Rapid descent into psychosis rather than gradual. Presence of confusion rather than in place with psychosis.
