Pessimistic Positives
Perceptive like experiences that occur without an external stimulus. They hold the full force of normal perceptions and are not able to be controlled voluntarily.
What are "hallucinations"?
This fancy word means to have decreased ability to experience pleasure. Hint: we've seen this one before in mood disorders!
What is "anhedonia"?
This specifier is used in Brief Psychotic Disorder if the symptoms are occurring in response to events that would seem overwhelming to almost anyone in similar circumstances or within this person's culture.
What is "with marked stressors"?
Brief psychotic disorder diagnosis can be given as long as the person has been experiencing symptoms for more than this time frame.
What is one day?
This subtype applies when the central theme of the delusion involves the individual believing that they have some great talent, insight, or ability unrecognized by those around them.
What is "Grandiose" subtype?
Fixed beliefs that are not open or amenable to change despite exposure to contradictory evidence.
What are "delusions"?
This word is used to summarize when an individual lacks responsiveness to their environment. May be related to reduced movement or not responding to speech.
What is "catatonia"?
This specifier is added to delusional disorder if the central theme of the disorder involves the unfaithfulness of a spouse or partner.
What is "jealous type"?
Duration specifiers for delusional disorder, schizophrenia, and schizoaffective disorder must be given if the symptoms have been present for longer than this time frame.
What is 1 year?
This subtype applies when the central theme of the delusion involves the individual's belief that they are being conspired against, spied on, followed, poisoned, drugged or harrassed.
What is "persecutory subtype"?
A type of disorganized speech or thought where a person may switch rapidly from one topic to the next.
What is "derailment"?
This fancy word means a marked decrease in in self motivated or self initiated behaviors.
What is "avolition"?
A specifier used only in Brief Psychotic Disorder if the onset of symptoms is during pregnancy or 4 week post partum.
What is "peripartum"?
Following a diagnosis of Schizophreniform Disorder, this fraction of people will go on to be diagnosed with Schizophrenia following the 6 month time frame.
What is 2/3?
This subtype applies when the central theme of the delusion is that another person is in love with the individual.
What is "Erotomanic type"?
This type of catatonia occurs when a person ignores or is resistant to basic and non threatening instructions.
What is "negativism"?
This fancy word means reduced speech.
What is "alogia"?
This specifier is used in Schizophreniform Disorder when at least two of the following are present: hallucinations or delusions have begun within the first 4 weeks of onset, the person had good premorbid social functioning, they show confusion or perplexity at their symptoms.
What is "with good prognostic features"?
This is the period of time allowed for symptoms to be present to receive a diagnosis of Schizophreniform disorder.
What is more than 1 month and less than 6 months?
This subtype applies when the central theme involves body functions or sensations.
What is "somatic type"?
This type of catatonia occurs when a person continues to hold their limbs in a posture held against gravity.
What is "catalepsy"?
The fancy word for speaking in tongues.
What is "glossolalia"?
This specifier is used in most of the psychotic disorders when the symptoms that fulfill the symptom criteria are remaining for the full course of the illness.
What is "continuous"?
In schizoaffective disorder, delusions or hallucinations must be present for at least this long in the absence of a major mood episode.
What is 2 weeks?
This subtype applies when no central theme predominates a person's delusions.
What is "mixed type"?