HLTHAGE 1CC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Anhedonia, Alogia, Dopamine Hypothesis Of Schizophrenia

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Health, Aging and Society
• Course: HLTHAGE 1CC3
• Professor: Mat Savelli

Document Summary

Health age 1cc3 lecture 3: schizophrenia, psychotic, and delusional disorders. Not a disease or disorder, its a symptom. Mental state characterized by profound disturbances in thought. Examples include schizophrenia, md with psychotic features, certain types bd, schizoaffective disorder, etc. Mental disorder that psychiatrists are most obsessed with. 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 . Who: schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder, characterized by profound disruptions in thinking, affecting language, perception, and the sense of self . Divided into symptoms that are (acute) positive and (chronic) negative. Positive are psychotic (long lasting, not limited to couple days or week) Negative are not thought of being episodic (often have to do with language speech and etc)