PSY240H1 Chapter Notes -Alogia, Family Therapy, Cognitive Bias
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Symptoms: alterations in perceptions, thoughts, or consciousness, i. e. presence of delusions. Dsm categories: schizophrenia, delusional disorder, shared, brief, etc, substance-induced (induced by meds aka amphetamines) Kraeplin-dementia praecox (early onset intellectual decline that starts early in life; doesn"t" remit) talked about in 1898; focused on talking about descriptions but not subtypes/variations. Two or more fo the following, significant portion of time during 1 month: delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, grossly disorganized or catatonic behaviour, negative symptoms: affective/flattening/lack of motivation/ not talking too much. Must last more than 6 months (acute symptoms and residual symptoms (left over symptoms that are not as severe that it was there during the active phase (i. e. not quite as fixed in their delusions) Prevalence: 1% more prevalent of low ses social selection/causation theory: lower ses w/ schizophrenia b/c used to be of high ses and lost $ etc or low ses causes schizophrenia.
