Psychotic disorders: schizophrenia

United States, 1990

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Episode of Series “Psychology: the study of human behavior”.
Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder characterised by abnormalities of thought (strange beliefs, persecution complexes), abnormalities of perception (hallucinations, hearing voices) and speech abnormalities. The exact cause of schizophrenia is unknown, but it is thought to be in part a genetic predisposition and in part the result of environmental stress. This program surveys current research and theories on the causes and characteristics of schizophrenia.

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Credits

director

Harry Ratner

producer

Eve Cote

production company

Coastline Community College

Duration

00:30:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1990

Appears in

Psychology: the study of human behavior

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Psychology: the study of human behavior

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ACMI Identifier

325216

Language

English

Subject categories

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Schizophrenia

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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