PSY 1102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Waxy Flexibility, Eating Disorder, Bulimia Nervosa

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1102
• Professor: Gary Capstick

Document Summary

A psychological disorder characterised by delusion hallucination disorganization speech and or diminished inappropriate emotional expression (cid:862) plit (cid:373)i(cid:374)ds(cid:863) dis(cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:374)e(cid:272)tio(cid:374) (cid:271)et(cid:449)ee(cid:374) you a(cid:374)d reality. A psychosis a psychological disorder in which a person loses contact with reality. Thinking that a fragmented bizarre or distorted by false beliefs. In extreme forms, word salad extreme disorganization, not even complete sentence inverted words. Delusion a false belief persecution (someone out to get you) and grandeur (divine or special powers) or reference (reading between the lines special messages just for you) Hallucinations sensory experience absent a sensory stimulus. Typically auditory voices and running commentary (usually putting you down *insults*) Expressing joy, anger, sadness, at inappropriate times. Also the inability to understand the emotion of others or to understand their state of mind. Catatonia = patient assumes rigid postures and resist movement, or display waxy flexibility (making them move) Compulsive, repetitive acts rocking, rubbing, walking in circles, repeating meaningless phrase.