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24 Cards in this Set
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Incoherent |
Language that is incomprehensible |
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Loosening of associations |
Flow of thoughts that is vague, unfocused, and illogical |
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Catatonia |
A condition in which the individual shows a marked psychomotor disturbances |
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Active phase |
A period in the course of schizophrenia in which psychotic symptoms are present |
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Positive symptoms |
The symptoms of schizophrenia, including delusions, hallucinations, disturb speech, and Disturbed behavior, that are exaggerations or distortions of normal thoughts, and motions, and behavior |
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Negative symptoms |
The symptoms of schizophrenia, including active flattening, alogia, avolition, and anhedonia, that involves functioning below the level of normal behavior |
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Restricted affect |
Narrowing of the range of outward expressions of emotions |
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Avolition |
A lack of initiative, either not wanting to take any action or lacking the energy and will to take action |
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Asociality |
Lack of interest in Social relationships |
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Inappropriate affect |
The extent to which a person's emotional expressiveness fails to correspond to the content of what is being discussed |
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Paranoia |
The irrational belief or perception that others wish to cause you harm |
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Remission |
Term used to refer to the situation when the individual symptoms are no longer interfering with his or her behavior and are below those required for a DSM diagnosis |
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Brief psychotic disorder |
A disorder characterized by the sudden onset of psychotic symptoms that are limited to a period of less than 1 month |
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Schizophreniform disorder |
A disorder characterized by psychotic symptoms that are essentially the same as those found in schizophrenia, except for the duration of the symptoms; speciacifically, symptoms usually last from 1 to 6 months |
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Schizoaffective disorder |
A disorder involving the experience of a major depressive episode, a manic episode, or a mixed episode while also meeting the diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia |
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Erotomanic type of delusional disorder |
Delusional disorder in which individuals falsely believe that another person is in love with them |
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Grandiose type of delusional disorder |
An exaggerated view of oneself as possessing special and extremely favorable personal qualities and abilities |
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Jealous type of delusional disorder |
Delusional disorder in which individuals falsely believe that their romantic partner is unfaithful to them |
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Persecutory type of delusional disorder |
Delusional disorder in which individuals falsely believe that someone or someone close to them is treating them in a malevolent manner |
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Somatic type of delusional disorder |
Delusional disorder in which individuals falsely believe that they have a medical condition |
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Shared psychotic disorder |
Delusional disorder in which one or more people develop a delusional system as a result of a close relationship with a psychotic person who is delusional |
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Neurodevelopmental hypothesis |
Siri proposing that schizophrenia is a disorder of development that arises during the years of adolescence or early adulthood due to alterations in the genetic control of brain maturation |
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Extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) |
Motor disorders involving rigid muscles, Tremors, shuffling movement, Russell Smith, and muscle spasms affecting their posture |
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Tardive dyskinesia |
Motor disorder that consists of involuntary movements of the mouth, arms, and trunk of the body |
