PSYA02H3 Lecture : Lecture 32
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Idea of different forms of schizophrenia vs. a single type. Cognition, delusion that others do not believe or share. Above symptoms are known as positive symptom, not saying they are positive, but positive as in present in the patient. Acute episode followed by remission, symptoms do not present all the time. Once they have schizophrenia, they have it for life. Delusion of grandeur, imagine he is jesus christ. Unusual thought that are not shared by others (delusion) Low income, bad food www. notesolution. com: family interaction. Lack of support in the family: negative expressed emotion. Hostility of the people around the patient have an effect. Side effect of phenothiazine is tardive dyskinesia, involuntary movement. Side effect includes dryness of mouth, stiffening of muscle, tremor of hand and leg. Most common for people with autism and mental retardation. Put restrain on them to prevent them to hurt themselves. Become reinforcing and the patient wants the restrain gradually.
