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Psychotic disorders
Symptoms of psychotic disorders
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Psychosis | condition in which an individual experiences a loss of contact with reality |
| Psychotic disorders | group of disorders characterized by psychosis |
| positive symptoms | experiences and behaviours that have been added to a person's normal way of functioning |
| negative symptoms | take away something from a person's normal way of functioning |
| delusions | fixed false belief that is held with absolute certainty, even when there is strong factual evidence that does not support it |
| delusion of persecution | belief that one is going to be harmed, harassed, tormented, tricked etc |
| self significant (reference) delusion | belief that comments, actions, objects in the environment are being directed at and have a special relevance to oneself |
| delusions of influence (control) | belief that thoughts, feelings or behaviors are being controlled by an external force |
| delusions of grandure | belief that one has exceptional abilities, fame or importance |
| Psychosis | condition in which an individual experiences a loss of contact with reality |
| Psychotic disorders | group of disorders characterized by psychosis |
| disorganized speech (thinking) | speech is not organised on a particularly meaningful way. |
| positive symptoms | experiences and behaviours that have been added to a person's normal way of functioning |
| disorganized motor behaviour | behaviour which appears to be fragmented, inappropriate, unusual, unpredictable, purposeless or erratic |
| negative symptoms | take away something from a person's normal way of functioning |
| catatonia | marked decrease in responsiveness to external events |
| delusions | fixed false belief that is held with absolute certainty, even when there is strong factual evidence that does not support it |
| affective flattening | reduction in intensity of emotional expression. |
| delusion of persecution | belief that one is going to be harmed, harassed, tormented, tricked etc |
| avolition | decrease in self-initiated, purposeful activities (self motivation) |
| self significant (reference) delusion | belief that comments, actions, objects in the environment are being directed at and have a special relevance to oneself |
| alogia | reduction in speech output (content and fluency) |
| delusions of influence (control) | belief that thoughts, feelings or behaviors are being controlled by an external force |
| anhedonia | decreased ability to experience pleasure from normally enjoyable activities |
| delusions of grandure | belief that one has exceptional abilities, fame or importance |
| schizophrenia | mental disorder characterised by persistent symptoms of psychosis involving disturbances and disorganisation of thoughts, perceptions, feelings and behaviour. |
| hallucinations | perpetual experience during which the person senses something that is not actually present in reality |
| disorganized speech (thinking) | speech is not organised on a particularly meaningful way. |
| disorganized motor behaviour | behaviour which appears to be fragmented, inappropriate, unusual, unpredictable, purposeless or erratic |
| catatonia | marked decrease in responsiveness to external events |
| affective flattening | reduction in intensity of emotional expression. |
| avolition | decrease in self-initiated, purposeful activities (self motivation) |
| alogia | reduction in speech output (content and fluency) |
| anhedonia | decreased ability to experience pleasure from normally enjoyable activities |
| schizophrenia | mental disorder characterised by persistent symptoms of psychosis involving disturbances and disorganisation of thoughts, perceptions, feelings and behaviour. |
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