SCHIZOPHRENIA Severe disorder of thought and emotion associated with a loss of contact of reality Symptoms o Delusions o Hallucinations o Disorganized speech word salad Strongly held fixed beliefs with no basis in reality Sensory perceptions that occur in the absence of external stimuli o Grossly disorganized behavior of catatonia Frozen state What causes schizophrenia o Brain Abnormalities Enlarged ventricles Increased Sulci size Hypofrontality Schizophrenia is largely genetic Psychological treatments o Medications antipsychotics o Cognitive treatment o o o o Behavioral treatment Social learning theory Problem solving skills Increase social connection Family therapy Help recognize and change attitudes Decreased activity in the frontal lobe o Differences in neurotransmitters such as abnormalities in dopamine receptors
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