Approaching psychotic symptoms

It is an alteration in perception. It occurs when a person experiences a sensation, without anything external having produced it. There are different types of hallucinations depending on the different senses. Thus, there are auditory, visual, tactile, and other hallucinations.

 Ocurren cuando se mantienen creencias o ideas muy fijas, que son irrefutables y que otras personas no comparten y cuya lógica no comprenden. Se tratan, por tanto, de alteraciones en el pensamiento. Las ideas delirantes son interpretaciones que intentan explicar  experiencias ambiguas y confusas. Un ejemplo sería llegar a la conclusión inequívoca de estar siendo vigilado, por la forma en que le miran por la calle.

This is a group of symptoms that refer to alterations in the thought process. This disorganization is also reflected in language and the way one expresses oneself. Thus, the person may quickly switch from one unrelated topic to another, have incoherent speech, or be highly distractible. These alterations can greatly impede the sufferer's ability to communicate.

They occur when a person exhibits strange behavior, often accompanied by hallucinations and delusions. For example, feeling like they're being chased by a group of criminals, or barricading themselves in their homes and not going outside.

It involves a reduction in interest in interacting with other people, decreased contact with family, friends or colleagues and poses a great risk of social isolation.

It occurs when there are difficulties in performing pleasurable activities, and the ability to enjoy a person's interests or hobbies is diminished.

It involves a loss of willpower. The person finds it extremely difficult to initiate and persist with activities. It can even negatively affect self-care and occupational balance.

It occurs when there is a lack of emotional reactions, an apparent indifference and indolence towards things that happen around the person or their environment.

It occurs when spontaneity and fluency in conversation decrease, with short replies and a reduction in the amount of speech the person speaks.

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La presencia de síntomas afectivos en la psicosis y esquizofrenia se ha concebido de diferentes maneras. En ocasiones, pueden estar enmascarados por la sintomatología negativa, como el aplanamiento afectivo. Otras veces pueden aparecer como consecuencia del rechazo y el aislamiento social. También pueden tener lugar trastornos afectivos, como la depresión, al mismo tiempo que la psicosis (comorbilidad).