Schizophrenia
perceptions of voices or sounds in the absence of any sensory stimulation
What are auditory hallucinations?
an intense irrational fear
What is a phobia?
. They always feel persecuted. Always believe that the people around them are talking about them when in reality they are not.
What is paranoid personality disorder?
where a person has several distinct personalities rather than one integrated one.
What is dissociative identity disorder?
The jumble of words, rhyming for no reason and made-up words that characterize disorganised schizophrenia are called...
What is word salad?
characterized by constant, low-level anxiety. The person constantly feels nervous and often cannot specify why. Usually, anxiety is about work, finances, illness, personal problems...
What is generalized anxiety disorder?
When you forget information usually because of some stressful event. It is psychological, not physical.
What is Dissociative Amnesia?
showing no movements, or just odd movements along with motionless for periods of hours at a time
What is catatonic schizophrenia?
symptoms of this disorder include: fatigue, loss of appetite, change in sleeping patterns, loss of interest in activities, overall worthlessness.
What is major depression?
Feelings of detachment from feelings or body. People feel like they are "outside" their body.
What is depersonalization disorder?
There is an odd use of language. They either make up words or string together a series of nonsense words that rhyme.
What is Disorganized Schizophrenia?
People that suffer from this tend to get nervous about experiencing panic attacks in public which causes more panic attacks and can lead to agoraphobia.
What is panic attack disorder?
persistent, unwanted thoughts that you cannot get out of your head cause someone to feel the need to engage in a particular action
What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ?
A change or loss in physical functioning for which there is no medical explanation.
What is conversion disorder?
these schizophrenics exhibit disorganized thinking, delusions, auditory hallucinations and believe people are "out to get them"
What is paranoid schizophrenia?
characterized by times of depression alternating with times of mania-extreme energy, "superman or superwoman" feeling
What is Bi-polar disorder?
memories of traumatic events can cause intense feelings of anxiety (persistent nightmares and flashbacks can dominate the person's life)
What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?
Psychological stress in a person's life can force their mind to split from their current reality-they forget who they are and wander off.
What is dissociative fugue?