What is the best way to describe the positive symptoms of schizophrenia Quizlet

grossly disorganized behavior.

Grossly disorganized behavior can range from childlike silliness to unpredictable agitation, and impairs tasks of daily living. Delusions, or systematic, fixed, false beliefs, usually involve themes of persecution, REF, somatization, religiosity, or grandiosity. Disorganized thinking is usually evaluated by an individual's speech, and is frequently characterized by frequent derailment or loose associations, invented words, tangential idea, and, when most severe, incomprehensible speech. Asociality is a negative symptom of schizophrenia.

obsessions

Obsessions are strong, persistent, intrusive, uncontrollable thoughts. Compulsions are repetitive, ritualistic behaviors (e.g., handwashing, ordering, checking) or mental acts (e.g., praying, counting, repeating words silently) that the person performs with urgency and rigidly. Delusions are not persistent, intrusive, uncontrollable thoughts. Hallucinations are not persistent, intrusive, uncontrollable thoughts that an individual recognizes as a product of his or her own mind.

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Delusions of persecution is when the inflicted person believes they are being plotted or discriminated against, spied on, slandered, threatened, attacked, or deliberately victimized. Delusions of reference are when the person attaches special and personal meaning to the actions of others or to various objects or events. Delusions of grandeur are when they believe themselves to be great inventors, religious saviors, or other specifically empowered persons. Finally, those with delusions of control believe their feelings, thoughts, and actions are being controlled by other people.

Antisocial personality disorder is when those suffering persistently disregard and violate others' rights. The person must be 18 years of age or older to receive the diagnoses. They lie frequently, impulsive, irritable, aggressive, quick to start fights. They are reckless, self-centered, trouble maintaining close relationships. They see their victims as deserving of the crime. Borderline disorder display great instability, including major shifts in mood, unstable self-image, impulsive, relationships are unstable, swing in and out of depressive, anxious, and irritable states. Physical aggression and violence but can often direct it inwards and inflict bodily harm. Many seem troubled by deep feelings of emptiness. Antisocial is more male, borderline is more female. Could be the same disorder.

Kids with oppositional defiant disorder are argumentative, defiant, angry, irritable, vindictive,. Argue repeatedly with adults, ignore adult rules and requests, deliberately annoy other people, and feel much anger and resentment. It is seen in as many as 10% of children and is more prevalent in boys. It is caused by genetic and biological factors. Also drug abuse, poverty, traumatic events, and exposure to violent peers or community violence. Troubled parent-child relationships, inadequate parenting, family and marital conflict, family hostility. Potentially, those suffering from these disorders have the tendency to bully other children. Treatments include parent management training (improve family functioning), child-focused treatments (Teach children constructive thinking and positive social behaviors) and residential treatment (kids are sent to a foster home and family receives therapy)

New triggers for expression of abnormal behavior, stalking, bullying, gambling, pedophilia, shortened attention spans. Also produces new psychological disorders; internet use disorder, peer pressure, social anxiety, lead to shy and anxious people to withdraw from the valuable face-to-face relationships. Long-distance therapy calls, internet-based support groups, useful mental health info, but the negative is that misinformation, pro-suicide and pro-ana networks, etc.