HLTHAGE 1CC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Thought Insertion, Grandiosity, Hearing Voices Network

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Mental state characterized by profound disturbances in thought. Involves losing touch with reality, hence the word schizophrenia. Schizophrenia, schizoid personality disorder, md w/ psychotic features, certain types bd, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, etc. Schizophrenia society of ontario: schizophrenia is a disease of the brain. It is a psychotic disorder, which involves a loss of contact with reality, making it very hard for a person to distinguish between what is real and what is not. Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder, characterized by profound disruptions in thinking, affecting language, perception, and the sense of self. Symptoms of schizophrenia: the symptoms are divided into symptoms that are positive and negative. Acute means short, they do not last a long period of time: positive also means they are additions to a personality/ a person. Chronic means they are long lasting: chronic also means that these symptoms are lacking or these symptoms take away from a personality/ a person.

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