Episode 9
From Pepe Silvia to Geshinka: the curious domains of psychosis
March 20th, 2024
1 hr 15 mins 32 secs
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About this Episode
In this episode we explore the mainstream medical understanding of the domains of schizophrenia and psychosis.
In the process we discuss a number of texts including Better Call Saul, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Black Swan and Joker.
According to the Verywell Health website psychosis is a “symptom”, of which signs include: hallucinations, delusions, and agitation; and schizophrenia is a mental health “condition” that can cause psychosis. People living with schizophrenia can experience symptoms of psychosis but not all people experiencing psychosis have schizophrenia.
The writers of the DSM-V suggest that schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders are defined by abnormalities in one or more of the following five domains: delusions; hallucinations; disorganised thinking; grossly disorganised or abnormal motor behaviour (including catatonia), and; negative symptoms.
Please listen in as we try to wrap our heads around these five domains of schizophrenia.
References
- DSM-V-TR (APA)
- Verywell Health
- Under the Silver Lake (2018) directed by David Robert Mitchell.
- Better Call Saul — here’s an example of Chuck McGill’s behaviour: Electromagnetic hypersensitivity
- It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia — the infamous Pepe Silvia scene.
- Black Swan (2010) directed by Darren Aronofsky
- Tchaikovsky — Swan Lake
- Disorganized Speech Schizophrenia
- Joker (2019) directed by Todd Philips
- Rethinking Madness by Paris Williams
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Music for the show by Si Mulumby.