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Ted is taking notes in an abnormal psychology course; the topic today is the diagnosis of schizophrenia. When Ted reviews the material next week, how might he summarize the material on the symptoms used to identify schizophrenia

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Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by thoughts and/or experiences that do not match with reality.  

Behavioral Symptoms:  

- Social isolation

- Hostility

- General disorganized behavior

- Aggression

- Agitation

- self-harm

- violent tendencies

Cognitive Symptoms:  

- memory loss

- delusions

- mental confusion

- delusions of grandeur

- inability to differentiate reality from delusions

- impaired motor coordination

Mood:  

- Severe anger resulting in violence

- Lack of apathy for others

- Inappropriate emotional responses

- Severe anxiety

- fatigue  

Psychological:  

- hallucinations

- paranoia

- religious and persecutory delusion

- Hearing voices

Speech:

- incoherent speech

- rapid or confused speech

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