Chronic Schizophrenia in AP Psychology

Definition

Chronic Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder characterized by persistent symptoms such as delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech or behavior, and impaired cognitive ability.

Related terms

Positive Symptoms: These are additional behaviors not seen in healthy individuals. They include hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized speech or behavior.

Negative Symptoms:

These refer to the absence of normal behaviors found in healthy individuals. They include lack of motivation (avolition), reduced emotional expression (affective flattening), and decreased production of speech (alogia).

Cognitive Symptoms: These involve problems with thought processes. They may be positive or negative symptoms and include problems with attention, certain types of memory, and the executive functions that allow us to plan and organize.