Schizophrenia 101
How many months does a person need in order to be diagnosed with schizophrenia?
6 months
A mixture of seemingly random words and phrases, most often used to describe a symptom of a neurological or mental disorder
Word salad
The perception of being touched inwardly would be which hallucination?
Somatic hallucination.
What is a brief psychotic disorder?
The presence of delusions and hallucinations that last from one day to a month
Catatonic stupor is
The maintenance of a fixed and rigid behavior that usually involves a lack of communication
The belief that feelings, thoughts, and actions are being controlled by others is?
Loss of control delusions
Gustatory hallucination is?
Tasting things that are not there.
What is schizophreniform disorder?
Psychotic symptoms that last less than 6 months
What is the most common type of hallucination?
Auditory
Psychotic symptoms include
Delusions and hallucinations
Alex is detecting scents that are not actually there. Most likely Alex has ___ hallucination.
Olfactory
Delusions, heightened perception, hallucinations, and disorganized speech are all examples of what?
Positive symptoms of schizophrenia
Max believes that he is a spy and that he is responsible to relay a message to the president. What is Max suffering from?
Grandiose delusions
What are delusions of reference?
Natural events that are believed to have special and personal meaning behind them.
What is Alogia?
The lack of speech
What is schizoaffective disorder?
The presence of both psychotic and severe mood disturbance.
Persecutory delusions are
The belief that a person is being persecuted, followed, spied on, etc.
What is the prodromal phase in schizophrenia?
A stage of development marked by a steady deterioration and gradual decline in functioning
What is Avolition?
The lack of motivation.
Examples of negative symptoms in schizophrenia would be
Socially withdrawn, lack of motivation, lack of emotions/interest, and expressions