PPT-Schizophrenia & Multiple Personality Disorder

Tufts Ex College March 11 2014 http skeptikaicom A pattern of broken thoughts Schizophrenia A Beautiful Mind and Fight Club Schizophrenia is a syndrome A collection of signs and symptoms of unknown . A person does not n eed to have all of these symptoms to have the personality disorder What is the difference between OCPD and OCD People with OCD have insight meaning they are awar e that their unwanted thoughts are unreasonable People with OCPD th disorders. Personality. Enduring . pattern of feeling thinking . and behavior . that make individual unique person. Elements of personality. Since early age. Consistent over time. Recognized by friends. UNIT 4: PSYA4. lcb@beauchamp.org.uk. . Topic Content. In relation to their chosen disorder:. Schizophrenia. Depression. Phobic disorders. OCD.  . Candidates should be familiar with the following:. Clinical characteristics of the chosen disorder.. Pia. Torres and Kristine Tran. Period 5. Vignette. Diana Miller, 25, entered a long-term treatment unit of a psychiatric hospital after a serious suicide attempt. Diana had been a sociable child until she turned 12. She became demanding sullen, rebellious, shifting from a giddy euphoria to tearfulness and depression. She became promiscuous, abused marijuana and hallucinogens and ran away at 15 with a boy. She craved excitement and would get drunk and dance wildly, and left with strange men. When she was 17, she made her first suicide attempt by cutting her wrist severely. She was obsessed with calories and with the need to have her food cut into particular shapes and arranged on her plate in a particular manner. If her parents didn’t do this she would have tantrums. She never had female friends and she has often been “eaten alive” with boredom. She languished at home, grew more depressed and agoraphobic and escalated her valium use. . Ardelle. Bland. Christine Buckingham. Jennifer Del . Corso. Definition of a Personality Disorder. Enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior. Deviates markedly from expectations of the individual’s culture. P. sychopathological Triad. There are three important characteristics (behavioral red flags) often referred to as the psychopathological triad. And those are:. P. sychopathological Triad. Bed-Wetting . . 1) Maladaptive: Harmful to oneself.. . 2) Unjustifiable: Without a rational basis.. . 3) Disturbing: Emotionally troublesome to others. . 4) Atypical: Violates cultural norms.. and Other Psychotic. Disorders. Schizophrenia is now classified as a . spectrum disorder . rather than a . single disease entity. .. in this group:. Schizophrenia. Brief Psychotic Disorder. Schizoaffective Disorder. National Instituteof Mental HealthWhat are the signs and symptoms People with borderline personality disorder may experience mood swings and may display uncertainty about how they see themselves and t inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning. . usually without depression or delusions.. Robert Lee Yates: . Spokane Skid Row Killer. Personality Disorders. Broken down into Clusters:. symptoms. Schizophrenia is the most common psychotic illness and characterised by two sets of symptoms; symptoms present during the acute phase; and those present when the illness is well established (chronic).. NOT a “split personality”, a split from . reality. 1% of the U.S. population. A family of disorders, not one single disorder. Many people not diagnosed until 45. Symptoms of Schizophrenia . 1) . Definitions. Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia: a definition. Schizophrenia is characterized by distortions in thinking, perception, emotions, language, sense of self and behavior. Common experiences include hearing voices and delusions. . Historical Background. The hallmark of Schizophrenia is a significant loss of contact with reality, referred to as Psychosis..  .  The first detailed clinical description of what we now recognized to be Schizophrenia was offered in 1810 by John Haslam. .