A false belief, often of persecution or grandeur, that may accompany psychotic disorders.

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Abnormal Psychology

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Psychological Disorder	A harmful dysfunction in which behavior is judged to be atypical disturbing maladaptive and unjustifiable
Medical Model	the concept that diseases have physical causes that can be diagnosed treated and in most cases cured when applied to psychological disorders the model assumes that these mental illnesses can be diagnosed on the basis of their symptoms
Bio-psycho-social Perspective	a contemporary perspective which assumes that biological psychological and sociocultural factors combine and interact to produce psychological disorders
DSM-IV	the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistacal Manual of Mental Disorders a widely used system for classifying psychological disorders presently distributed in an updated text revision
Neurotic Disorder	a psychological disorder in which a person loses contact with reality experiencing irrational ideas and distorted perceptions.
Psychotic Disorder	a psychological disorder in which a person loses contact with reality experiencing irrational ideas and distorted perceptions
Anxiety Disorders	psychological disorders characterized by distressing persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety
Generalized Anxiety Disorders	an anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense apprehensive and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal
Panic Disorder	an anxiety disorder marked by a minutes long episode of intense dread in which a person experiences terror and accompanying chest pain choking or other frightening sensations
Phobia	an anxiety disorder marked by a persistent irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object or situation
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder	an anxiety disorder characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts (obsessions) and/or actions (compulsions)
Mood Disorders	psychological disorders characterized by emotional extremes
Major Depressive Disorder	a mood disorder in which a person for no apparent reason experiences two or more weeks of depressed moods feelings of worthlessness and diminished interest or pleasure in most activities
Manic Episode	a mood disorder maked by a hyperactive wildly optimistic state
Bipolar Disorder	a mood disorder in which the person alternates between teh hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania
Dissociative Disorders	Disorders in which conscious awareness becomes separated (dissociated) from previous memories thoughts and feelings
Dissociative Identity Disorder	a rare dissociative disorder in which a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities
Schizophrenia	a group of severe disorders characterized by disorganized and delisional thinking disturbed perceptions and inappropriate emotions and actions
Delusions	false beliefs often of persecution or grandeur that may accompany psychotic disorders
Personality Disorders	psychological disorders characterized by inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning
Antisocial Personality Disorder	a personality disorder in which the person (usually a man) exhibits a lack of conscience for wrongdoing even toward friends and faily members may be aggressive and ruthless or a clever con artist.
Amnesia	a loss of a large block of irrelated memories complete or partial loss of memory can be caused by brain injury or shock etc.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder	an anxiety disorder that occurs after experiencing a traumatic event that envolved the threat of injury or death
Sleep Disorders	a disorder that causes any disturbance of the normal sleep pattern
substance abuse	The overindulgence in and dependence on an addictive substance, especially alcohol or a narcotic drug

Module 68: Schizophrenia68-1Describe the patterns of thinking, perceiving, and feeling that characterize schizophrenia.