PSY240H1 Lecture 5: PSY240_Review_Notes_lec5_8.docx
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Presence of severe symptoms for at least one month and the presence of some symptoms for at least six months: core symptoms: two or more of the following present for at least a one- month period: 1. Positive symptoms: excess or distortion in normal repertoire of behaviour. Delusions: persecutory, reference, grandiose, being controlled, thought broadcasting, thought insertion, thought withdrawal, guilt/sin, somatic. Tactile= feel things outside body; somatic= feel things inside body. Loose associations/derailment move from one topic to an unrelated one with little coherent transition. Word salad speech so disorganized, incoherent to listener. Clangs associations between words made up based on sound. Perseveration repeating same word or saying over and over again. Disorganized or catatonic behaviour (e. g. , disheveled appearance, inappropriate clothing, agitated, repetitive behaviours) Behaviour that is highly unpredictable, bizarre or shows complete lack of responsiveness for long periods of time. Catatonia complete lack of responsiveness to outside world.
