PSYC 3140 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Thought Disorder, Antipsychotic, Atypical Antipsychotic
15 Apr 2014
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A psychotic disorder in which personal, social, and occupational functioning deteriorate as a result of strange perceptions, unusual emotions, and motor abnormalities. A state in which a person loses contact with reality in key ways. Symptoms of schizophrenia that seem to be excesses of or bizarre additions to normal thoughts, emotions, or behaviors. A strange false belief firmly held despite evident to the contrary. A disturbance in the production and organization of thought. A common thinking disturbance in schizophrenia, characterized by rapid shifts from one topic of conversation to another. (also known as derailment) The experiencing of sights, sounds, or other perceptions in the absence of external stimuli. Display of emotions that are unsuited to the situation; a symptom of schizophrenia. Symptoms of schizophrenia that seem to be deficits in normal thought, emotions, or behaviors. A decrease in speech or speech content; a symptom of schizophrenia. (also known as poverty of speech)
