PSYCH 1X03 Lecture Notes - Antisocial Personality Disorder, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Histrionic Personality Disorder
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Disorders of thought is schizophrenic thinking that is characterized by loose associations; the individual s thought may consist of ideas that are often only loosely related to each other. Delusions are a belief that is irrational, or unsupported by external evidence; involve the idea that the individual is being persecuted by others, or events or objects have a special significance. Associated with thought broadcast, thought withdrawal, and thought insertion. Hallucinations are perceptions of things that are not really there. Auditory hallucinations are more common than visual hallucinations. Behaviours that decrease in the individual s engagement with the outside world. They become less and less interested in people and events and are more concerned with internal ideas or fantasies. Flat affect is the problem with a range of emotion, it is especially common and usually characterized by the person s face appearing immobile and unresponsive, with exceptionally poor eye contact and reduced body language.
