Schizophrenia Presentation
Adreena LindPsychology 270August 5, 2012Kavita Kostek
Positive symptoms – Delusions or hallucination,
disorganized thought process or speech, heightened perceptions, and inappropriate emotional behaviors(responses).
Negative symptoms – Lack of emotion affect, lack of eye contacts, inability to display emotions, decreased ability in speech or content, social withdraw, and inner torment.
Psychomotor symptoms – awkward movements, repeated facial expression or gestures or catatonia (catatonic stupor, catatonic excitement, catatonic posturing, or catatonic rigidity).
What are the symptoms of schizophrenia?
Type I schizophrenia
Type II schizophrenia
DSM-IV categories
How is Schizophrenia diagnosed?
Abnormal Brain Structure
Biochemical Abnormalities
Genetic Factors
Viral Problems
Biological view
The Psychodynamic Explanation
The Cognitive Explanation
Psychological view
Social Labeling
Family stress
Multicultural Factors
Sociocultural view
Antipsychotic Medication
Lobotomy and Psychosurgical Procedures
Institutionalization
Psychotherapy, Social, and Cognitive-behavioral Therapy
Treatment of Schizophrenia
Antipsychotic Medication
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Community Outreach
Effective Treatment Options
Ronald J. Comer. (2009). Fundamentals of Abnormal Psychology. Retrieved from Ronald J. Comer, Abnormal Psychology website.
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