PSY340H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Dissociative Identity Disorder, Mood Disorder, Prodrome
Document Summary
Multiple personality disorder is often mistaken for being psychotic but each of the personalities are coherent, they make sense. Their perception of the world is not the same as other people. Psychosis is defined by not in touch with reality. Not as common as anxiety or depression but still fairly common. Almost every culture recognizes schizophrenia as abnormal. Disorder and disorganized thoughts and behaviour; don"t interact well with other people: autism is another psychotic disorder no social interaction. Hallmark symptoms: delusions, hallucinations, significant change in mood. Symptoms of schizophrenia begin to show during the late teens and early adulthood. Dsm 4 recognized these varying degrees of changes in thought and behaviour. Prodromal: usually in adolescence decreased level of functioning, social withdrawal, peculiar behaviours, neglect hygiene, changes in emotion. Acute schizophrenia: display symptoms but they may go away and return. Chronic schizophrenia: display symptoms and they don"t ever go away, lifetime.
