PSYCH 270 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Major Depressive Episode, Delusional Disorder, Mania
7 Apr 2017
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Schizophrenia: severe form of abnormal behavior that encompasses what most of us have come to know as madness. The most common symptoms of schizophrenia include changes in the way a person thinks, feels, and relates to other people and the outside environment. No single symptom or set of symptoms is characteristic of all schizophrenia patients. Most people who develop the disorder do not recover completely. Problems of most patients can be divided into three phases of variable duration: prodromal, active, and residual. Prodromal: precedes the active phase and is marked by obvious deterioration in role functioning. Residual: follows the active phase of the disorder, defined by symptoms that are similar to those of the prodromal phase. Three dimensions of symptoms: positive symptoms, negative symptoms, and disorganization. Negative symptoms: lack of initiative, social withdrawal, deficits in emotional responding. Disorganization: verbal communication problems and bizarre behavior. Sensory experiences that are not caused by actual external stimuli.
