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Schizophrenia (Symptoms (Cognitive (the changes in cognitive processes…
Schizophrenia
Symptoms
Negative
(such as lack of affect and an inability to socialize with others) refer to the loss or deterioration of thoughts and behaviors that are typical of normal functioning
Cognitive
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Because the person has lost contact with reality, we say that he or she is experiencing psychosis, which is a psychological condition characterized by a loss of contact with reality
Positive
the presence of abnormal behaviors or experiences (such as hallucinations) that are not observed in normal people
Derailment, grossly disorganized behavior, inappropriate affect, and catatonia
Explanation
Biological/Genetic
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less activity in the frontal and temporal lobes, which are the areas of the brain involved in language, attention, and memory
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Environmental
disruptions to normal brain development in infancy that may be caused by poverty, malnutrition, and disease
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Meaning
serious psychological disorder marked by delusions, hallucinations, loss of contact with reality, inappropriate affect, disorganized speech, social withdrawal, and deterioration of adaptive behavior