PSY240H1 Lecture 8: Lecture 8 - Schizophrenia and Psychotic Disorders. In two columns per page, printing two pages (in total four columns) per page side works well =)
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psychotic disorder due to general medical condition. , chronic intellectual deterioration, didn"t get into subtypes and variations. = fragmented mind, split head, used to think multiple identity disorder was schizophrenia, didn"t think course was always deteriorating ohis son did longitudinal study in usa: only 10% chronic symptoms, 25% improved, 50% fluctuated btwn unstable and normal. one of the most studied mental illnesses owhy so much heterogeneity. at least 2 of the following, each present for a significant portion of time during 1 month: odelusions firmly held distortions in thought content. Organ replacement w/o scars, thoughts telecasted) vs. non- ohallucinations distortions in perception. make sure not considered part of religious/cultural ceremonies. make sure cause distress/impairment in some way. louis wain cats paintings progressively more abstract as disease progresses odisorganized speech distortions in thought process. some think is most significant feature of schizophrenia. grossly disorganized distortions, self-monitoring of bhvr (ex.
