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schizophrenia
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A psychotic disorder inwhich personal, social, and occupationalfunctioning deteriorate as a result of strangeperceptions, unusual emotions, and motorabnormalities.
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psychosis
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A state in which a person losescontact with reality in key ways.
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positive symptoms
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Symptoms of schizophrenia that seem to be excesses of or bizarre additions to normal thoughts, emotions, or behaviors.
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formal thought disorder
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A disturbancein the production and organization ofthought
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loose associations
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A common thinkingdisturbance in schizophrenia, characterizedby rapid shifts from one topic of conversationto another. Also known as derailment.
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inappropriate affect
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Display of emotionsthat are unsuited to the situation; asymptom of schizophrenia.
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negative symptoms
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Symptoms of schizophreniathat seem to be deficits in normalthought, emotions, or behaviors.
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alogia
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A decrease in speech or speechcontent; a symptom of schizophrenia. Alsoknown as poverty of speech
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catatonia
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A pattern of extreme psychomotorsymptoms found in some forms ofschizophrenia, which may include catatonicstupor, rigidity, or posturing.
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dopamine hypothesis
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The theory thatschizophrenia results from excessive activityof the neurotransmitter dopamine.
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phenothiazines
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A group of antihistaminedrugs that became the first group of effectiveantipsychotic medications.
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schizophrenogenic mother
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A type ofmother—supposedly cold, domineering, anduninterested in the needs of others—whowas once thought to cause schizophrenia inher child.
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milieu therapy
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A humanistic approachto institutional treatment based on the beliefthat institutions can help patients recover bycreating a climate that promotes self-respect,responsible behavior, and meaningfulactivity.
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token economy program
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A behavioralprogram in which a person’s desirablebehaviors are reinforced systematicallythroughout the day by the awarding oftokens that can be exchanged for goods orprivileges.
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neuroleptic drugs
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Conventional antipsychoticdrugs, so called because theyoften produce undesired effects similar tothe symptoms of neurological disorders.
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extrapyramidal effects
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Unwantedmovements, such as severe shaking, bizarrelookinggrimaces, twisting of the body, andextreme restlessness, sometimes produced by conventional antipsychotic drugs.
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tardive dyskinesia
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Extrapyramidaleffects that appear in some patients afterthey have taken conventional antipsychoticdrugs for an extended time.
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