PSYC 3140 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Phenothiazine, Atypical Antipsychotic, Twin Study
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Schizophrenia: psychotic disorder in which personal, social + occupational functioning deteriorate as a result of strange perceptions, disturbed thought processes, unusual emotions + motor abnormalities. Psychosis: state in which person loses contact with reality in key ways. Many schizophrenia-like disorders in dsm-5, called schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Have increased risk of physical + often fatal illness. Found in all socioeconomic groups, found frequently at lower levels stress of poverty, but disorder can cause someone to fall down group + remain poor (downward drift theory) Average onset for men is 23, 28 for women. Symptoms, triggers, course + responsiveness to treatment varies so much clinicians believe its group of distinct disorders that happen to have some features in common. Many have blunted affect show less feelings than other people b. ii. Still faces, monotonous voice may reflect inability to express emotions as others do: avolition: symptom of schizophreni marked by apathy + inability to start or complete a course of action c. i.
