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active phase |
a phase of schizophrenia marked by full-blown psychotic features such as delusions and hallucinations |
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alogia |
speaking very little to other people |
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anhedonia |
lack of pleasure or interest in life activities |
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atypical antipsychotics |
a newer class of drugs to treat schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders |
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avolition |
an inability or unwillingness to engage in goal-directed activities. |
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brief psychotic disorder |
a psychotic disorder marked by features of schizophrenia lasting 1 day to 1 month |
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catatonic |
tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods |
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catatonic behavior |
unusual motor behaviors in people with schizophrenia |
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delusional disorder |
a psychotic disorder marked by one or more delusions without other features of schizophrenia |
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delusions |
irrational beliefs involving a misinterpretation of perceptions or life experiences |
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disorganized speech |
disconnected, fragmented, interrupted, jumbled, and/or tangential speech |
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extrapyramidal effects |
a group of side effects from anti-psychotic medication involving involuntary movements of different parts of the body |
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flat affect |
lack of variety in emotional expression and speech |
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hallucinations |
sensory experiences a person believes to be true when actually they are not. |
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inappropriate affect |
emotion not appropriate for a given situation |
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milieu therapy |
an inpatient treatment approach involving professionals and staff members encouraging a person with a sever mental disorder to engage in pro-social and therapeutic activities |
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negative symptoms |
symptoms such as flat affect and alogia that represent significant deficits in behavior |
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neurodevelopmental hypothesis |
an etiological model for psychotic disorders that assumes early changes in key brain areas and gradual progression over the life span to full blown symptoms |
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positive symptoms |
symptoms such as delusions and hallucinations that are obvious and excessive |
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postpartum psychosis |
a mental condition marked by psychotic symptoms in a mother following the birth of her child |
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prodromal phase |
an initial phase of schizophrenia marked by peculiar thoughts and behaviors but without active psychotic features. |
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psychotic disorders |
a class of mental disorder marked by schizophrenia and/or related problems |
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psychotic prephase |
a phase of schizophrenia between the prodromal and active phases involving the onset of the first positive symptom of schizophrenia |
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residual phase |
a phase of schizophrenia usually after the active phase involving peculiar thoughts and behaviors similar to the prodromal phase |
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schizoaffective disorder |
a psychotic disorder marked by symptoms of schizophrenia and depression or mania |
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schizophrenia |
a psychotic disorder marked by positive symptoms such as delusions and hallucinations, negative symptoms such as flat affect and withdrawal, and disorganized behavior |
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schizophreniform disorder |
a psychotic disorder marked by symptoms of schizophrenia that last 1 to 6 months |
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theory of mind |
an understanding of the thoughts and beliefs of others |
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token economy |
an operant conditioning system in which desired behaviors are promoted through reinforcements. |
