PSYC 4050- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 13 pages long!)
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Who are the two key historical figures in the study and naming of schizophrenia: emil kraepelin (1856-1926, dementia praecox, degeneration of brain c, eugen bleuler (1857-1939) Impaired mental functioning at early age: schizophrenia, splitting or lack of integration of psychological functions (personality, thoughts, emotions, and behavior) Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder because the person lost contact with reality. There is a group or spectrum of schizophrenic disorder. Echolalia (repeating what someone says to person) Alogical (decrease speech amount and insufficient content) Avolition ( decreased interest & decreased ability to work or care for self) Prodromal (begins to show deterioration in mental state) Residual prevalence of sx people without sx. Psychosocial dysfunction, but no more violent toward strangers than. Prevalence associated with economic status: lower class = higher. Family links: biological relationship correlated with likelihood of disorder. How might we integrate the multiple etiological models of schizophrenia: Predisposing but non diagnosable condition (inherited abnormality, brain injury, and family/environmental stress) .
