PSYCH 2367.02 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Atypical Antipsychotic, Antipsychotic, Orthomyxoviridae
19 Aug 2016
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The clinical picture of schizophrenia: a psychotic disorder in which personal, social and occupational functioning deteriorate as a result of strange perceptions, unusual emotions and motor abnormalities, psychosis. A state in which a person loses contact with reality in key ways. Symptoms that seem to be excesses of or bizarre additions to normal thoughts, emotions or behaviors. A strange false belief firmly held despite evidence to the contrary. Formal thought disorders: a disturbance in the production and organization of thought. Loose associations/derailment: a common thinking disturbance in schizophrenia, characterized by rapid shifts from one topic of conversation to another. Neologisms: made-up words that typically have meaning only to the person using them. Perseveration: repeat words and statements again and again. Smooth pursuit eye movement: weaknesses that may be related to attention problems. Hallucinations: the experiencing of sights, sounds o other perceptions in the absence of external stimuli. Somatic: feel as if something is happening inside the body.
