A 42 year old female brought by her relative complaining that she always tell everyone that she is getting instructions from other planets. All of the following are first rank symptoms of schizophrenia, EXCEPT:
Perception is physical sensation given meaning, the integration of sensory stimuli to form an image or impression, in a manner or configuration influenced by past experience.Heightened perception occurs in delirium, mania, after hallucinogens, and in the rare ecstatic states that occur as pa of acute schizophrenia or "transpoed" hysterical trances. Dulled perception occurs in depression and organic delirium. Ref: Nurcombe B., Ebe M.H. (2008). Chapter 4. The Psychiatric Interview. In M.H. Ebe, P.T. Loosen, B. Nurcombe, J.F. Leckman (Eds), CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Psychiatry, 2e.
Voices commenting
Thought broadcasting
Disorders of perceptions
Somatic passivity