define schizophrenia
a disorder with a range of symptoms involving disturbances in content of thought , form of thought, perception affect , sense of self , motivation and interpersonal functioning
an exaggerated view of oneself as possessing special and extremely favorable qualities and abilities
grandiose type of delusional disorder
theory whos origin come from Emil Kraepelin - that its a disease caused by degenerate processes in the brain
biological perspective
who revised the concept to reflect his belief that the disorder was actually a set of diseases
swiss psychologist - eugen Bleyler
a false perception not corresponding to the objective stimuli present in the environment.
hallucination
delusional disorder where indiv.falsely believe that their romantic partner is unfaithful to them
jealous type of delusional disorder
Disturbed patterns of communicaton in a childs family environment could precipitate the development of the disorder
family perspective
Bleulers for A's
Association. Affect , Ambivalence, Autism
the irrational belief or perception that others wish to cause you harm
paranoia
where one or more people develop a delusional system as a result of a close relationship with a psychotic person who is also delusional
shared psychotic disorder
to have impairment in social cognition- which is the ability to read the emotions and thoughts of other people
psychological perspective
schiz. is a disorder of development that arises during adolescence or early adulthood due to alterations in the genetic control of brain maturation
neurodevelopmental hypothesis
invented words
neologisms
delusional disorder in which individuals falsely believe that they have a medical condition
somatic type of delusional disorder
regards schiz. on a continuum developing in people with a liability to a spectrum of disorders involving psychotic symptoms
developmental risk factor model
motor disorder that consists of involuntary movement of the mouth, arms and trunk of the body
tardive dyskinesia
language that is incomprehensible and incoherent
disorganized speech
define delusional disorders
people who have delusions that have lasted at least 1 month and be there only symptom
higher rates of schiz are found in what groupof people
migrants
adaptive changes in the brain in response to experience
neuroplasticity