schizophrenics
Those with delusions
Schizophrenics are people who have schizophrenia, a severe mental disorder characterized by distorted thinking, hallucinations, and difficulty distinguishing reality from delusion.
The term is clinical but can feel reductive when used casually: The documentary interviewed schizophrenics about their experiences.
Many prefer "people with schizophrenia" to avoid defining individuals by their condition.
Perceptions without external cause
- delusionsFirmly held false beliefs
- paranoiaIrrational persecution fears
- catatoniaPsychiatric movement disorder
- anhedoniaInability to feel enjoyment
voices · word-salad · apathy · psychosis · derailment · tangentiality · neologisms · echolalia
Drugs treating severe mental disorders
- clozapineAntipsychotic for refractory schizophrenia
- haloperidolDopamine-blocking psychiatric medication
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- CBTPsychological treatment abbreviation
rehabilitation · hospitalization · medication · psychiatrist · electroconvulsive · compliance · remission · outpatient
Reward-linked neural messenger
- glutamateExcitatory neural transmitter
- brainSeat of cognition
- hippocampusMemory formation region
- ventriclesMuscular pumping chambers
neuroimaging · genetics · neurodevelopmental · synaptic · serotonin · biomarkers · prodromal · onset
Unjust differential treatment
- stereotypesOversimplified beliefs about groups
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- misconceptionsIncorrect assumptions held true
- fearEmotional response to threat
isolation · marginalization · labeling · ostracism · shame · exclusion · misrepresentation · scapegoating
Mental health medicine
- DSMPsychiatric classification manual
- ICDDisease classification system
- schizoaffectiveCombined psychotic and mood condition
- differentialRelative difference between things
prodrome · assessment · screening · comorbidity · spectrum · subtypes · prognosis · course
hallucinations
Perceptions without external cause
- delusionsFirmly held false beliefs
- paranoiaIrrational persecution fears
- catatoniaPsychiatric movement disorder
anhedonia · voices · word-salad · apathy · psychosis · derailment · tangentiality · neologisms · echolalia
antipsychotics
Drugs treating severe mental disorders
- clozapineAntipsychotic for refractory schizophrenia
- haloperidolDopamine-blocking psychiatric medication
- therapyCurative mental treatment
CBT · rehabilitation · hospitalization · medication · psychiatrist · electroconvulsive · compliance · remission · outpatient
dopamine
Reward-linked neural messenger
- glutamateExcitatory neural transmitter
- brainSeat of cognition
- hippocampusMemory formation region
ventricles · neuroimaging · genetics · neurodevelopmental · synaptic · serotonin · biomarkers · prodromal · onset · heritability
discrimination
Unjust differential treatment
- stereotypesOversimplified beliefs about groups
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- misconceptionsIncorrect assumptions held true
fear · isolation · marginalization · labeling · ostracism · shame · exclusion · misrepresentation · scapegoating · taboo
psychiatry
Mental health medicine
- DSMPsychiatric classification manual
- ICDDisease classification system
- schizoaffectiveCombined psychotic and mood condition
differential · prodrome · assessment · screening · comorbidity · spectrum · subtypes · prognosis · course
- patientspatient, inpatients, inpatient, outpatients, outpatient
- Disabilitiesblind, paralysis, vision loss, developmental disability, hearing impairment
- paranoid schizophreniaPsychotic disorder with delusions
- schizophrenia treatmentMedical care for psychotic disorder