Schizophrenia Symptom
What are cognitive symptoms?
Subtle or obvious impairment of memory
What are Grandiose Delusions?
Believing that you are powerful
What is echolalia?
repetition of words or phrases heard from another person
What is anergia?
Lack of energy
What are positive symptoms?
manifestation of things that are not normally present
What are persecutory delusions?
Believing that one is being singled out for harm
What is word salad?
form of speech in which words or phrases are connected meaninglessly
What is Anhedonia?
Reduced ability to experience pleasure
What are negative symptoms?
absence of things that are normally present, harder to treat than positive symptoms
What are jealousy delusions?
the false belief that one’s partner or mate is being unfaithful
What is tangentiality?
starts talking about trivial information instead of focusing on topic
What is Avolition?
Loss of motivation
What are examples of positive symptoms?
Hallucinations
Delusions
Disorganized speech
Bizarre behavior
Believe that someone else controls your thoughts
What is clang association?
Words chosen by sound
What is alogia?
Reduction in speech
What are examples of negative symptoms?
Blunted Affect
Alogia
Avolition
Anhedonia
What are somatic delusions?
Believing that the body is changing in unusual ways
What is Neologisms?
Meaning to the patient only
What are the types of hallucinations?
Auditory
Visual
Olfactory
Gustatory
Tactile