PSYCH101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 50: Reduced Affect Display, Schizophrenia, Birth Weight

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH101
• Professor: Richard Ennis

Document Summary

Module 50 schizophrenia chronic schizophrenia is the cancer of psychological disorders . Delusions false beliefs, often of persecution or grandeur, that may accompany psychotic disorders. Paranoid prone to delusions of persecution. Word salad jumbled ideas w/in a sentence or sentences. Hallucinations sensory experiences w/o sensory stimulation: most often they are auditory the unreal seems real resulting perception is incredibly bizarre/terrifying. Inappropriate emotions and actions expressed emotions of schizophrenia are often inappropriate, split off from reality: cry when they should laugh; laugh when they should cry flat affect emotionless state. Difficulty perceiving facial expressions and reading others" states of mind. Overall, given supportive environment and medication, over 40% will have periods of a year or more of normal life. Many others remain socially withdrawn and isolated/rejected throughout much of their lives. Positive symptoms hallucinations, talk in disorganized/deluded ways, inappropriate laughter, tears, rage: presence of inappropriate behaviour. Negative symptoms toneless voice, expressionless face, mute, rigid bodies: absence of appropriate behaviour.