Psychosis is prominant

Schizophrenia

Schizophreniform Disorder

Schizoaffective Disorder

Brief Psychotic Disorder

Delusional Disorder

Shared Psychotic Disorder

Psychotic Disorder Due to General Medical Condition

Substance-Induced Psychotic Disorder

Psychotic Disorder NOS

Mood Disorder with Psychosis

Cognitive Disorder with Psychosis

Personality Disorders

Delusions

Hallucinations

Disorganized Speech

Disorganized Behavior

Negative Symptoms

False Belief

Cannot be explained by education / culture

Patient thinks is true depite evidence to contrary

Types:  grandeur, guilt, ill health, jealousy, passivity, persecution, poverty, reference, thought control

False sensory perception

occur when fully conscious

ABSENCE of stimuli (vs. illusions, which are typically normal)

"loose associations"

badly inpaired speech

interferes with communication

Physical behaviors that do not appear to be goal directed

Bizarre behavior

reduced range of emotional expression

marked reduction or fluency of speech

Avolition (loss of will to do things)