schizophrenia
Delusional Disorders
theories of Schizophrenia
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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

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an exaggerated  view of oneself as possessing special and extremely favorable qualities  and abilities  

grandiose type of delusional disorder

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theory whos origin come from Emil Kraepelin - that its a disease caused by degenerate processes in the brain

biological perspective

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who revised the concept to reflect his belief that the disorder was actually a set of diseases

swiss psychologist - eugen Bleyler

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a false perception not corresponding to the objective stimuli present in the environment.

hallucination

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delusional disorder where indiv.falsely believe that their romantic  partner is unfaithful to them

jealous type of delusional disorder

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Disturbed patterns of communicaton in a childs family environment  could precipitate the development of the disorder

family perspective

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Bleulers  for A's 

Association. Affect , Ambivalence, Autism

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the irrational belief or perception that others wish to cause you harm

paranoia

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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 

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to have impairment in social cognition- which is the ability to read the emotions  and thoughts of other people 

psychological perspective

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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

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invented words

neologisms

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delusional disorder in which individuals  falsely believe that they have a medical condition

somatic type of delusional disorder

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regards schiz. on a continuum developing in people with a liability to a spectrum of disorders  involving psychotic symptoms 

developmental risk factor model

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motor disorder that consists of involuntary movement of the  mouth, arms and trunk of the body

tardive dyskinesia

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language that is incomprehensible and incoherent

disorganized speech

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define delusional disorders

people who have delusions that have lasted at least 1 month and be there only symptom

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higher rates of schiz are found in what groupof people 

migrants

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adaptive changes in the brain in response to experience 

neuroplasticity

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