PSYC 211 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Dopamine Receptor, Hemolytic Disease Of The Newborn, Antipsychotic

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 211
• Professor: Yogita Chaudasama

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Schizophrenia means split mind , but does not imply a split or multiple personality. Eugen bleuler coined the term: meant it to refer to a break w/ reality caused by disorganization of various functions of the mind, such that thoughts/ feelings no longer work together normally. Characterized by universal symptoms of disordered thoughts, delusions, hallucinations, and often bizarre behaviors. There are 3 categories of schizophrenia symptoms: positive symptoms: make themselves known by their presence. Includes hallucinations (most commonly voices or olfactory), thought disorders (disorganized, irrational thinking), and delusions (of persecution, grandeur, and control): negative symptoms: known by absence of normal behaviors. Symptoms typically appear gradually over 3-5 yrs: 1 positive yrs later. st positive, then cognitive; Both adoption and twin studies indicate that schizophrenia is a heritable trait. The incidence of schizophrenic children of 2 schizophrenic parents is less than.