positive symptoms

• what are positive symptoms

  symptoms that aren't usually present in the normal population.

  • delusions & hallucinations
• delusions

  beliefs that are held despite there being no evidence to support them. they can lead to strange behavior, like covering windows
• three types of delusions

  • paranoid delusions
  • delusions of grandeur
  • delusions linked to the body
• paranoid delusions

  when people believe that people are out to get them or trying to hurt them

  • an example is they may think that there are hidden cameras watching them
• delusions of grandeur

  when people believe they are important or famous or have additional powers

  • example is believing they are god
• delusions linked to body

  when people believe that their movements are being controlled by someone else

  • an example is believing that aliens have invaded their mind
• auditory hallucinations

  false perceptions that aren't reality

  • auditory are the most common and s where they hears voices , often abusive or offer critical running commentary on their behavior
  • they could be telling them to do things that could be harmful to themselves or other people
  • the voice could be someone familiar to them or not
  • it could be a single voice or many
• other hallucinations

  • visual - seeing things that others cant or facial distortions
  • tactical - touch based hallucinations, feeling like someone is touching you
  • smell and taste