ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
, Signs vs. symptoms
Sign Symptom
• Objective • Subjective
• Based from a clinician’s • Experiences of the
observation patient
SYNDROME
• constellation of signs and symptoms that
make up a recognizable condition, is often
used to show the overlap of the two
,Consciousness
• state of awareness
Apperception
• perception modified by one’s own
thoughts and emotions
Sensorium:
• sometimes used as another term for
consciousness
• refers to the state of functioning of
the special senses
, Case Samples
• Charles had felt quiet on the first few minutes of his stay in the
emergency room. From the first few minutes of setting foot,
Charles appeared to be dazed and feeling uncertain as to where he
is. He keeps repeating the words “sarado nyo pinto! Ayan na sila!”,
and was intently looking at the door. According to the man who
brought him here, he had been engaged in a fight with 4 people
bigger than him. Any person whom he sees with a black shirt
appears to be daunting to him and he would initially tell the person
“alis ka!” in a high pitched and anxious voice.
• WHAT SIGNIFICANT SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS ARE OBSERVED IN
HERE?
, Signs vs. symptoms
Sign Symptom
• Objective • Subjective
• Based from a clinician’s • Experiences of the
observation patient
SYNDROME
• constellation of signs and symptoms that
make up a recognizable condition, is often
used to show the overlap of the two
,Consciousness
• state of awareness
Apperception
• perception modified by one’s own
thoughts and emotions
Sensorium:
• sometimes used as another term for
consciousness
• refers to the state of functioning of
the special senses
, Case Samples
• Charles had felt quiet on the first few minutes of his stay in the
emergency room. From the first few minutes of setting foot,
Charles appeared to be dazed and feeling uncertain as to where he
is. He keeps repeating the words “sarado nyo pinto! Ayan na sila!”,
and was intently looking at the door. According to the man who
brought him here, he had been engaged in a fight with 4 people
bigger than him. Any person whom he sees with a black shirt
appears to be daunting to him and he would initially tell the person
“alis ka!” in a high pitched and anxious voice.
• WHAT SIGNIFICANT SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS ARE OBSERVED IN
HERE?
