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| Schizophrenia Positive Symptoms |
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| Schizophrenia Positive Symptoms |
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| Schizophrenia Positive Symptoms |
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| Schizophrenia Positive Symptoms |
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| Disorganized or Catatonic Behavior |
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| Schizophrenia Negative Symptoms |
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| Affective Flattening- restricted emotional range and intensity |
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| Schizophrenia Negative Symptoms |
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| Alogia- poverty of thought |
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| Schizophrenia Negative Symptoms |
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| Avolition- impairment in goal directed behavior |
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| Schizophrenia Special Diagnostic Points 1 |
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| Delusions don't have to be bizarre to warrant the diagnosis. If they are bizarre then this is the only positive symptom needed for the diagnosis. |
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| Schizophrenia Special Diagnostic Points |
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| Must have lasted for at least six months and social/occupational dysfunctioning still needs to be present. |
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| Definition of bizarre delusion. |
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| if they are clearly implausible and not understandable and do not derive from ordinary life experiences. An example of a bizarre delusion is a person's belief that a stranger has removed his or her internal organs and has replaced them with someone else's organs without leaving any wounds or scars. An example of a nonbizarre delusion is a person's false belief that he or she is under surveillance by the police. Delusions that express a loss of control over mind or body are generally considered to be bizarre; these include a person's belief that his or her thoughts have been taken away by some outside force ("thought withdrawal"), that alien thoughts have been put into his or her mind ("thought insertion"), or that his or her body or actions are being acted on or manipulated by some outside force ("delusions of control"). If the delusions are judged to be bizarre, only this single symptom is needed to satisfy Criterion A for Schizophrenia. |
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| Amnestic Disorder Due to a General Medical Condition Criterion B |
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| The memory disturbance causes significant impairment in social or occupational functioning and represents a significant decline from a previous level of functioning. |
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