What is the definition of a hallucination according to the DSM- V?
A perception-like experience that occurs without external stimuli.
Name two of the five symptoms that must be present for at least one month.
1. Disorganized Speech
2. Hallucinations
3. Disorganized or catatonic behavior
4. Delusions
5. Negative symptoms
What is the definition of a delusion according to the DSM- V?
A fixed belief or beliefs that are not amenable to change in light of conflicting evidence.
Disorganized thinking can only be considered a symptom of schizophrenia if it is severe enough to ________________________.
substantially impair effective communication.
Vincent Van Gogh
Which sense or senses can people experience hallucinations through?
All of them (gustatory, olfactory, tactile, visual, auditory).
At least one of which three symptoms must be present for a diagnosis of schizophrenia?
1. Hallucinations
2. Delusions
3. Disorganized speech
Name three types of delusions.
Persecutory, referential, somatic, religious, grandiose, erotomanic, nihlistic
Schizophrenia is part of which group of disorders?
Psychotic
Elyn Saks
Which sensory hallucination is the most common?
Auditory
Signs of the disturbance must be around for at least how long?
6 months
What are somatic delusions?
Delusions regarding health and organ function.
What two things must be ruled out before attributing a symptom to schizophrenia?
Medical condition and effects of a substance.
John Nash
(A Beautiful Mind)
Finish this sentence:
Auditory Hallucinations are usually experiences as voices, whether familiar or unfamiliar, that are perceived as distinct from___________________.
the individual's own thoughts.
Name and define the three types of disorganized thinking.
1. Derailment/loose association - Switching topics from one to another
2. Tangentiality - Answers to questions may be obliquely related or completely unrelated
3. Incoherance/word salad - speech so disorganized that it is nearly incomprehensible and resembles receptive aphasia in its linguistic disorganization.
Name and define the most common type of delusion.
Persecutory: A belief that one is going to be harmed, harassed, and so forth by an individual, organization, or other group.
Finish the sentence:
For a significant portion of the time since the onset of the disturbance, level of functioning in one or more major areas, such as work, interpersonal relations, or self-care, is markedly below___________________.
the level achieved prior to the onset.
Darrell Hammond
Name either the term used for hallucinations that occur while falling asleep or for when waking up.
Falling asleep - hypnagogic
Waking up - hypnopompic
Negative symptoms are most common in which phase(s) of schizophrenia.
prodromal AND residual
What are the names of the two types of bizarre delusions where one's thoughts have been removed by an outside force (A), or put into one's mind (B).
A. Thought Withdrawal
B. Thought Insertion.
Recent studies have linked significantly higher levels of certain bacteria in people with schizophrenia. Where are these bacteria found in the body?
In the throat and in feces.
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