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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