Key Terms of Schizophrenia

3. Persistent repetition of the same idea in response to different questions
5. Irrational suspicion
6. Minor symptoms that remain after an episode of schizophrenia
8. Imitating the movements of others
10. Observable outward bodily expression of emotions
14. False perception of reality
16. Symptoms that are complex and difficult to treat; present during all phases of illness.
17. Lack of motivation
18. phase Includes acute (incl. positive sx), recovery/maintenance (decline in sx, sx less severe), and stable phase (sx in remission)
19. Simultaneously holding two different attitudes, emotions, thoughts, or feelings about a person, object, or situation
20. Loss of pleasure in things previously enjoyed

1. Includes sx & behaviors of illness onset: mood, cognitive, obsessive behavior, social w/drawal, sleep disturb (lasts 2-5 yrs)
2. A loss of connection with reality and logic
4. The perception that the surrounding world is not real or is distorted
5. Psychotic symptoms that are dramatic in nature and include unusual sensations/perceptions and confused or obsessive thoughts
7. False beliefs
9. Involves features that contribute to the later development of illness; include mild deficits in social,motor, & cognitive fxn
11. Repeating the words of others
12. An abrupt interruption in the flow of thoughts or ideas that results from a disturbance in the speed of associations
13. Disturbances in thought that result from the intrusion of a private fantasy world that is internally stimulated
15. Indifference