PSY240H1 Lecture Notes - Thought Disorder, Word Salad, Delusional Disorder
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Psy240 lecture 5 june 4: schizophrenia & psychotic disorders (chapter 11) In canada, 0. 5-2% of the population has been diagnosed with a schizophrenia-spectrum disorder. It has become one of the most stigmatized psychological disorders, and people have become experts at hiding away loved ones with this disorder. Diagram of where schizophrenic individuals may be living: fuller torrey has become advocate of familiar support for individuals with schizophrenia. He promotes having safe attitude: sense of humour, acceptance of illness, family balance, expectations that are realistic. People with schizophrenia may need continual services, and need them for the rest of their life. Positive vs. negative symptoms: positive symptom: excess or distortion in normal repertoire of behaviour (these are things like hallucinations, delusions) 42: negative symptoms: absence or deficit of behaviours normally present. This is most common: reference random events directed at oneself (e. g. newspaper articles interpreted to be about them). Negative or type ii symptoms (deficits in behaviour)
