Clarke University Psychology Department PSYC 221 Abnormal Psychology Spring 2013 Assessment Four Learning Objectives Schizophrenia and other Psychotic Disorders Chapter 12 12. Recognize features of delusional disorder. Delusional Disorder Nonbizarre delusions (i.e., involving situations that occur in real life, such as being followed, poisoned, infected, loved at a distance, or deceived by spouse or lover, or having a disease) of at least 1 month’s duration Criterion A for Schizophrenia has never been met Apart from the impact of the delusion(s) or its ramifications, functioning is not markedly impaired and behavior is not obviously odd or bizarre Delusional Disorder Types: Erotomanic Type: delusions that another person, usually of higher status, is in love with the individual Grandiose Type: delusions of inflated worth, power, knowledge, identity, or special relationship to a deity or famous person Jealous Type: delusions that the individual’s sexual partner is unfaithful Persecutory Type: delusions that the person (or someone to whom the person is close) is being malevolently treated in some way Delusional Disorder Types: (cont’d) Somatic Type: delusions that the person has some physical defect or general medical condition Mixed Type: delusions characteristic of more than one of the above types but no one theme predominates Unspecified Type Rita Clip pe03513_