Psychotic Disorders Crossword

These drugs block the activity of dopamine-2 (D2) receptors in the brain and reduce symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions. Symptom reduction suggested that dopamine plays a significant role in psychosis.
The absence of something that should be present. Includes the inability to enjoy activities, social discomfort, or lack of goal-directed behavior.
False beliefs held despite a lack evidence to support them. The most common involve persecutory, grandiose, or religious ideas.
Abreviation for movement disorders associated with antipsychotic drugs
Moving rapidly from one thought to the next, often making it difficult for others to follow the conversation.
The most common type of hallucination with Schizophrenia
The external expression of a person’s internal emotional state.
Sudden, sustained contraction of one or several muscle groups, usually of the head and neck.
A motor restlessness that causes pacing, repetitive movements, or an inability to stay still or remain in one place. It can be severe and distressing to patients. It can be mistaken for anxiety or agitation.
Abbrevition for a scale to detect movemnt disorders related to medication
A period during which some milder symptoms of the disorder develop, often months or years before the disorder becomes fully apparent (Miller, 2016). During the prodromal phase the person may do less well in school than his or her peers, be less socially engaged or adept, and demonstrate memory impairment, suspiciousness, and/or disorganization or oddities in speech or thought.