Psychology 2030A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Brief Psychotic Disorder, Delusional Disorder, Schizophreniform Disorder

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2030A/B
• Professor: David Vollick

Document Summary

Psychology 2030a chapter 10 lecture 3. Brief psychotic disorder: sudden onset of psychotic symptoms, lasts less than month, due to stressor. Schizophreniform disorder: identical to schizophrenia but only lasts less than six months. Schizoaffective disorder: patient suffers from schizophrenia, depression, mania, or mixed. Delusional disorder: presence of non-bizarre delusions. I had a fight with someone, they are out to get me . E. g. continues to believe one is ill even if all doctors say no: no disruptions in functioning, often associated with stressor. Shared psychotic disorder: two people sharing delusional belief. Bipolar disorder: can be delusional as well. Note: look at common delusional themes among individuals table in textbook. Dopamine hypothesis too much dopamine in neural synapse: associated with positive symptoms. Low dopamine + serotonin levels associated with negative symptoms. Low levels of gaba + glutamate associated with cognitive deficits i. e. problems with learning + remembering new material.