Glossary
Glossary of Terms
Here’s a glossary of terms related to Spina Bifida:
- Schizophrenia: A severe mental disorder characterized by abnormal social behavior and failure to understand what is real.
- Hallucinations: Sensations that appear real but are created by your mind, often involving sight or sound.
- Delusions: False beliefs that are not based on reality, often involving misinterpretation of experiences.
- Psychosis: A mental state where a person loses touch with reality, often experiencing hallucinations or delusions.
- Positive Symptoms: Symptoms of schizophrenia that are added to a person’s personality, such as hallucinations or delusions.
- Negative Symptoms: Symptoms of schizophrenia that involve a loss of normal functions, such as lack of emotion or motivation.
- Cognitive Symptoms: Symptoms of schizophrenia that affect thinking, memory, and ability to make decisions.
- Disorganized Thinking: A thought process that is disjointed and difficult to follow, often seen in schizophrenia.
- Catatonia: A state of unresponsiveness to external stimuli, often with muscular rigidity or repetitive movements.
- Avolition: A lack of motivation or desire to complete tasks or engage in activities.
- Anhedonia: The inability to feel pleasure in normally pleasurable activities, often seen in schizophrenia.
- Flat Affect: A lack of emotional expressiveness, where facial expressions and speech are monotonous.
- Prodromal Phase: The early phase of schizophrenia characterized by mild symptoms or changes in behavior.
- Residual Phase: The phase of schizophrenia where symptoms are less severe but some may still be present.
- Relapse: The return of symptoms after a period of improvement in schizophrenia.
- Neuroleptic: A type of medication used to manage symptoms of schizophrenia.
- Dopamine Hypothesis: The theory that schizophrenia is related to an excess of dopamine activity in the brain.
- Neurodevelopmental Hypothesis: The theory that abnormalities in brain development contribute to schizophrenia.
- Social Cognition: The ability to understand and interpret social cues and interactions.
- Stigma: Negative attitudes and beliefs that society holds about people with schizophrenia.
- Recovery: The process of living a fulfilling life despite the challenges of schizophrenia.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): A type of therapy that helps people change negative thought patterns and behaviors.
- Family Therapy: Therapy that involves the family to help support a person with schizophrenia.
- Occupational Therapy: Therapy that helps people with schizophrenia develop skills for daily living and work.
- Antipsychotic Medications: Medications used to manage symptoms of schizophrenia, often targeting dopamine receptors in the brain.Spina