PSYC 1F90 Chapter Notes - Chapter 61: Catatonia, Muteness, Schizophrenia
11 Mar 2016
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Psychosis a withdrawal from reality marked by hallucinations and delusions, disturbed thoughts and emotions, and personality disorganization. Most are organic, some are caused by physical damage to brain. Positive symptoms of psychosis delusions like delusions and hallucinations are exaggerated. Delusions a false belief held against all contrary evidence. Many types like romantic delusions, depressive, grandeur, persecution, reference. Hallucinations an imaginary sensation, such as seeing, hearing, or smelling things that don"t exist in the real world. Negative symptoms of psychosis absence or deficiencies, like psychotic episodes. Delusion disorders: delusion disorder a psychosis marked by severe delusions of grandeur, jealousy, persecution, or similar preoccupations, paranoid psychosis a delusional disorder centred especially on delusions of persecution. They can turn violent if they feel threatened. Schizophrenia a psychosis characterized by cognitive abnormalities (delusions, hallucinations), mood abnormalities (apathy), behavioural abnormalities (catatonia) and a. Paranoia symptom marked by a preoccupation with delusions related to a single theme, especially grandeur or persecution.
