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A major distinguishing factor between schizophrenia and acute organic brain syndrome (delirium) is<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
1) hallucinations.
2) difficulty in maintaining attention.
3) fluctuation of consciousness.
4) inappropriate affect.
5) concrete interpretation of proverbs.
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| yasmeen
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| Rasul
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4 or 5. If they mean flat affect by "inappropriate", then it's 4.On the other hand they would write "flat", so maybe it's 5.
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| AAAAA
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Schizophrenia does not present with fluctation of consciousness
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| AAAAA
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Flat affect means "flat" "flat" does not mean inappropriate.
Flat affect means someone does not response to you, flat means no more air, really flat
Flat affect refers more to depression, inappropriate ---->personality disorder amd schizophrenia
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| babli
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agree with AAAA & yasmeen.
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| achilles
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agree with AAA and yasmeen. OBS is a general term for physical conditions that cause mental changes.
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| seri
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fluctuating consciousness indicates delirioum and any non organic psychosis (eg schiz)or mood disorder cant be diagnosed in the presence of delirium
flat affect - no affect i.e emotional display (blunted affect is a milder form). it is seen in schiz. one cant say depressives have flat affect. depressed patients show their sad mood on the face (yeah exceptions exist)
inappropriate affect- affect that is unsuitable for the situation eg laughing when told of parents demise. it can also be seen in schiz
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| Cedrick
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good explanation
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