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Schizophrenia Vocabulary Chapter 24 { Positive Symptoms } ▪Reflect a normal distortion of function (dopamine excess) Delusions  Fixed, False Beliefs 1.Persecutory a.Belief that one ... is going to be harmed by others b.Paranoia 2.Referential a.Belief that cues in the environment are specifically referring to them 3.Grandiose a.Belief that they have exceptional greatness 4.Somatic a.A false fixed belief there is a dysfunctional body part b.EX  Client states “My heart is at a standstill. It is not beating” 5.Erotomaniac a.Belief that someone of higher status or celebrity is in love with them Hallucinations  Sensory perceptions without external stimuli 1.Auditory a.False perceptions of sound. Most commonly these are voices. Command Hallucinations are voices that issue commands to the individually & can be potentially dangerous 2.Visual a.False visual perceptions that may consist of formed images, such as those of people, or of unformed images such as flashes of light. Typically, combined w/ auditory 3.Tactile a.False perceptions of the sense of touch, often someone under the skin, like something crawling under the skin 4.Olfactory a.False perceptions of the sense of smell 5.Gustatory a.False perception of taste. Most commonly, these hallucinations are described as unpleasant tastes [Show More]

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