Schizophrenia
(is a category & specific disorder there are subtypes)
Criteria
Symptoms
Disorder
Delusions-
bizarre, patently
absurd, no possible
basis in fact
needs at
least
decreased
functioning
being incoherent,
how loose? markedly
illogical thinking,
marked poverty of
content of speech
examples: being
controlled,
grandeur, thought
broadcasting,
insertion,
withdrawal
example: neologism
(made up word)
Behaviors
Thought
loose associations
Perception
Hallucination
can't differentiate,
compelling sense of
reality
respond to voice
Emotion
Inappropriate affect
who decides?
flat affect, blunted
Related
deterioration from
what was previous
previous level of
level? what is
functioning
isolated?
e.g. doesn't bathe,
self care
social isolation
at least six months at
some time in life
and only
one of the
others