PSY240H1 Chapter : Ch11 Textbook Notes
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Psychosis: inability to differentiate between what is real and what is unreal. One of the most common psychotic disorder is schizophrenia. Over 90% of people with schizophrenia seek treatment in a mental-health facility or general medical facility in any given year. In canada, annual direct health care and non-health-care ~. 02 billion (2004) With productivity loss factored in ~ billion. Most develop in late teenage or early adult years. Lifetime prevalence of 0. 5-2% of schizophrenia-spectrum disorder. One of the most stigmatized disorders, lepers of the 20th century . Higher incidence among immigrants than native-born populations. May be more common in men, varies among studies. Onset in women tends to be later in life, late 20s or early 30s. Show fewer cognitive deficits particularly in verbal processing. Positive symptoms (type i symptoms) are characterized by the presence of unusual perceptions, thoughts, or behaviours. Negative symptoms (type ii symptoms) represent losses or deficits in certain domains.