Schizophrenia

8. Reduction of interests and desires
9. Multiple symptoms of different kinds of schizophrenia
13. Psychotic behaviors are ___ symptoms
14. hypothesis A hypothesis that claims that an excess of the neurotransmitter dopamine in certain regions of the brain is associated with positive symptoms
15. retest reliability Clinicians must be able to reach the same conclusions at two different points in time.
16. reliability Different clinicians must reach the same conclusions
18. overlap Symptoms of a disorder may not be unique to that disorder but may also be found in other disorders
19. bind theory Caregiver sends conflicting messages to their children

1. Inappropriate or bizarre behavior and thoughts is __________ schizophrenia
2. Name of the anti psychotic used to combat positive symptoms
3. Refers to the extent that two or more conditions or diseases occur simultaneously in a patient
4. economy A form of therapy where desirable behaviours are encouraged by the use of selective reinforcement
5. model A model whcich explains mental disorders as the result of an interaction between biological and environmental influences
6. thought processes A process of which cognitive habits or beliefs that cause the individual to evaluate information inappropriately
7. correlates Changes in neuronal events and mechanisms that result in the characteristic symptoms of a behavior or mental disorder
8. A medication used to treat schizophrenia and other mental disorders
10. Disruptions of normal emotions/behavior are ___ symptoms
11. explanation an explanation which emphasises the role of inherited factors and dysfunction of brain activity
12. therapy Which type of therapy is aimed at reducing the level of expressed emotion
17. emotion Over involvement or over concern with the patient