FMSC 431 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Extended Family, Gotlib, Communication
27 Feb 2018
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Positive symptoms: delusions (highly distorted thoughts, hallucinations (distorted perceptions auditory, visual, olfactory, disorganized thinking and speech (e. g. , illogical associations, abnormal motor behavior (e. g. , rocking, hair twirling) Negative symptoms: anhedonia (inability to experience emotions, diminished emotional expression, decreased self-initiated motivation, decreased speech output, low sociability. Blaming the family for (cid:1688)crazy environment(cid:1689: (cid:1688)schizophenogenic mother(cid:1689) Family psychoeducation and treatment of dual-diagnosis patients. Psychosocial treatments: cognitive-behavioral therapy, social skills training, supported employment, substance abuse treatment. The impact of major mental disorders on the family. Severe disorders commonly cause difficulty in functioning in major areas of life, including interpersonal relationships, jobs, and carrying out the basic skills of daily living such as aspects of self-care. Many individuals who experience major mental disorders have inconsistent patterns of compliance with taking prescribed medications and following through with psychosocial treatments (e. g. , supportive employment). Family members are commonly faced with coping with the symptoms of the consumer"s disorder and attempting to motivate and direct the consumer to maintain treatments.
