PSYB32H3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Sexually Transmitted Infection, Brain Tumor, Galantamine
27 Feb 2017
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Schizophrenia: a psychotic disorder characterized by major disturbances in thought, emotion, and behaviour: disorder thinking in which ideas are not logically related, faulty perception and attention, flat or inappropriate affects, and bizarre disturbances in motor activity. Withdrawn from other people and reality, and fall into a fantasy life of delusions and hallucinations. Prevalence rates of symptoms such as auditory and visual hallucinations are comparatively higher among people from african nations. Key factors that may vary across cultures include the likelihood of experiencing adverse life events, degree of social disadvantage, and family differences across cultures in terms of reactions and interpretations of symptoms of schizophrenia. High in canada due to: immigration rates and high latitude. Can begin in childhood, but does(cid:374)"t appear u(cid:374)til late adolesce(cid:374)ce or early adulthood (earlier for men than women) Co-morbid substance abuse is a major problem for people who have schizophrenia. Disturbances in several major areas: thought, perception, and attention; motor behaviour; affect or emotion; and life-functioning.
