MENTAL HEALTH
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What are cognitive symptoms of psychotic disorders
-disordered thinking
-inability to make decisions
-poor problem-solving ability
-difficult concentrating to perform tasks
-Memory deficits
Misconstrues trivial events and attaches personal significance to them, such as believing that others, who are discussing the next meal, are talking about them ideas of reference
Feels singled out for harm by others (being hunted down by FBI) Persecution
Believes that she is all powerful and important like a god grandeur
believes that his body is changing in an unusual way, scubas growing a third arm somatic delusions
May feel that her spouse is sexually involved with another individual Jealousy
Believes that a force outside his body is controlling him being controlled