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Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia Flashcards
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Nursing
Undergraduate 4
03/24/2011

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Alogia
Definition
Poverty of thought. NEGATIVE SX
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avolition
Definition
loss of motivation. NEGATIVE SX
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Delusions
Definition
false, fixed beliefs that cannot be corected by reasoning: persecutory, grandiose, and religious or hypochondrial ideas are most common
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concrete thinking
Definition
an impaired ability to think abstractly; can't understand abstract concepts such as love and passge of time. POSITIVE SX
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associative looseness
Definition
thoughts are not logically tied to each other. POSITIVE SX
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Neologisms
Definition
made up words; represent disorganized thinking, Positive sx.
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Echolalia
Definition
repeating another person's words; most often seen in catatonia
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Echopraxia
Definition
mimicking someone elses movements; seen in catatonia.
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Word salad
Definition
jumble of words that are meaningless
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