NEUR 1201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Thought Disorder, Eugen Bleuler, Dissociative Identity Disorder
2 Feb 2017
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Schizophrenia: schizophrenia is classified as a psychotic disorder, ps(cid:455)(cid:272)hosis (cid:894)f(cid:396)o(cid:373) g. (cid:862)ps(cid:455)(cid:272)he(cid:863) (cid:373)i(cid:374)d/soul a(cid:374)d (cid:862)-osis(cid:863) abnormal condition) means a loss of contact with reality, schizophrenia affects approximately 1/100 people in north america. Myths about schizophrenia: myth: people who have schizophrenia are violent and dangerous. Fact: individuals who are being treated for schizophrenia are not more violent than anyone else. For those living with untreated schizophrenia, they are the greatest danger to themselves - the greatest risk is self-harm or suicide: myth: people who have schizophrenia have multiple personalities. Fact: schizophrenia is not the same as multiple personality disorder (aka dissociative identity disorder. : myth: people (cid:449)ho ha(cid:448)e s(cid:272)hizoph(cid:396)e(cid:374)ia see thi(cid:374)gs that a(cid:396)e(cid:374)(cid:859)t the(cid:396)e. Fact: schizophrenia is characterized mostly by auditory hallucinations (voices, etc. ,. ) Visual hallucinations are possible, but much less common. Positive symptoms: delusions: irrational beliefs or paranoia that misrepresents reality.
