PSYC 3140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Arvid Carlsson
21 Feb 2012
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Later onset of schizophrenia: had visual hallucinations (which is not very common for schizophrenics) Schizophrenia struck for him a little later than average age. Born in england, but was a prof at bc. Donations to bio of schz and teaching high school girls. He won nobel prize in 2000 for med/physiology. Helped understand role of da in the development of extrapyramidal (tremor like effects) side-effects of antipsychotic meds. Schizophrenia is one of the leading disabilities of young ppl: ages 15-44 in developed areas. +ve symptoms: things that are there, but really shouldn"t be. Hallucinations - voices commenting (voices running in your head) / voices conversing (2 voices arguing in your mind): auditory hallucinations are not. Schizophrenics will exhibit certain problems they have when talking about the scenario in the card. The story they tell helps us understand their +ve symptoms. Waxy flexibility: move their arms in a way of a wax figure .
