Somatoform, Schizophrenia and Dissociative Disorders

A type of somatoform disorder marked by paralysis, deafness, blindness or other loss of sensation, but with no discernible physical cause is known as (a)   disorder

In Freudian psychology, the term "conversion" refers to an unconscious displacement of (a)   into physical symptoms.

Hypochondriasis (now called somatic symptom disorder) is a type of somatoform disorder involving an (a)   concern about health and illness.

Approximately (a)   of all people admitted to mental hospitals are diagnosed with schizophrenia.

A (a)   is a bizarre or farfetched belief that continues in spite of contradictory evidence.

In a delusion of ____________, people believe that spies, aliens, or even neighbors are plotting to harm them. In a delusion of ___________, people believe they are someone very powerful or important, such as an Old Testament king or a modern ruler (two words, no commas necessary).

(a)  

A (a)   is a false or distorted perception that seems vividly real to the person experiencing it.

​ (a)   speech and ​ (b)   includes creating artificial words and ​ (c)   words and phrases together. This incoherent form of speech is often called ​a (d)  

• Disorganized
• thought
• jumbling
• word salad

The emotions of people with ​ (a)   range from exaggerated and ​ (b)   reactions to a ​ (c)   effect, showing no emotional or ​ (d)   expressions

• schizophrenia
• inappropriate
• flat
• facial

According to the (a)   hypothesis, overactivity of certain dopamine neurons in the brain may contribute to some forms of schizophrenia.