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Well its mainly the different schizophrenic disorders. It seems like they all have very similar presentations and symptoms but slight variations that I can't really find an easy way to associate them. I just completed the psych/soc SB and didn't see very many straight up personality disorder questions but I'm afraid I'll come across some questions where they ask to differentiate the disorders.
Hmm, okay well I'm studying for the MCAT as well, and this is kind of how I've been differentiating them:
Schizoid & Schizotypal are 2 of the 3 personality disorders belonging to Cluster A (A for pAranoid), but not defined as Schizophrenic disorder.
Schizoid personality disorder: these individuals are avoidant, introspective lifestyles, unemotional, deeply detached from others.
Schizotypal personality disorder: These people have hallucinations, eccentric thoughts and behaviors and magical thoughts. High likelihood to develop into Schizophrenia.
Schizophrenic Disorder:
Paranoid: auditory hallucinations, grandeur delusions.
Disorganized: Disorganized thoughts/behaviors, no hallucinations/delusions.
Catatonic: catatonia.
Undifferentiated: No predominant symptoms.
Not really a quick way to memorize them. I haven't found any mnemonic or anything, but I think it's pretty easy to differentiate between them. While Schizophrenia and the personality disorders may share some positive and negative symptoms, Schizophrenia is characterized by a loss of control, or that their thoughts are being controlled by an outside force.
Schizoid & Schizotypal are 2 of the 3 personality disorders belonging to Cluster A (A for pAranoid), but not defined as Schizophrenic disorder.
Schizoid personality disorder: these individuals are avoidant, introspective lifestyles, unemotional, deeply detached from others.
Schizotypal personality disorder: These people have hallucinations, eccentric thoughts and behaviors and magical thoughts. High likelihood to develop into Schizophrenia.
Schizophrenic Disorder:
Paranoid: auditory hallucinations, grandeur delusions.
Disorganized: Disorganized thoughts/behaviors, no hallucinations/delusions.
Catatonic: catatonia.
Undifferentiated: No predominant symptoms.
Not really a quick way to memorize them. I haven't found any mnemonic or anything, but I think it's pretty easy to differentiate between them. While Schizophrenia and the personality disorders may share some positive and negative symptoms, Schizophrenia is characterized by a loss of control, or that their thoughts are being controlled by an outside force.
