PSYC 3140 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Thalamus, Fetus, Operant Conditioning
21 Nov 2016
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Definitions thoughts, emotions or behaviours catatonic stupor, rigidity or posturing of conversation to another (derailment) of strange perceptions, unusual emotions and motor abnormalities. Schizophrenia a psychotic disorder in which personal, social and occupational functioning deteriorate as a result. Psychosis a state in which a person loses contact with reality in key ways. Positive symptoms symptoms of schizophrenia that seem to be excesses of or bizarre additions to normal. Delusion a strange false belief firmly held despite evidence to the contrary. Formal thought disorder a disturbance in the production and organization of thought. Loose associations a common thinking disturbance in schizophrenia, characterized by rapid shifts from one topic. Hallucination the experiencing of sights, sounds or other perceptions in the absence of external stimuli. Inappropriate affect display of emotions that are unsuited to the situations; a symptom of schizophrenia. Negative symptoms symptoms of schizophrenia that seem to be deficits in normal thought, emotions or behaviors.
