What is schizophrenia?
it is a cognitive and emotial dysfunction that includes hallucitations, delusion, disorganized speech and behavior, and innapropriate behavior.
catatonia
A disorder of movement involving immobility or excited agitation.
hebephrenia
A silly and immature emotionality, a characteristic of some types of schizophrenia.
paranoia
People’s irrational beliefs that they are especially important (delusions of grandeur) or that other people are seeking to do them harm.
Dementia praecox
The Latin term meaning premature loss of mind; an early label for what is now called schizophrenia, emphasizing the disorder’s frequent appearance during adolescence.
positive symptons
more obvious sign of psychosis that includes delusion and hallucination that are expressed by people with schizophrenia.
negative symptons
deals with the absence or insufficent normal behavior. A less outgoing symptom, such as flat affect or poverty of speech, displayed by some people with schizophrenia.
avolation
the inability to persits or initiate any type of important activity
alogia
the abscence of speech
anhedonia
the inability to experience pleasure
disorganized symptons
includes a variety of erratic behaviors that affect speech, motor behavior, and emotional reactions.
disorganized speech
when one jumps from topic to topic. ones speech is disorganized
inappropriate affect
when one laughs or cries during inappropriate moments
catatonic immobility
A disturbance of motor behavior in which the person remains motionless, sometimes in an awkward posture, for extended periods
what are the subtypes of schizophrenia?
paranoid type disorganized type catatonic type undifferetiated type residual type
paranoid type
A type of schizophrenia in which symptoms primarily involve delusions and hallucinations; speech and motor and emotional behavior are relatively inta
disorganized type
A type of schizophrenia featuring disrupted speech and behavior, disjointed delusions and hallucinations, and silly or flat affect.
catatonic type
A type of schizophrenia in which motor disturbances (rigidity, agitation, and odd mannerisms) predominate.
undifferentiated type
A category for individuals who meet the criteria for schizophrenia but not for one of the defined subtypes.
residual type
A diagnostic category for people who have experienced at least one episode of schizophrenia and who no longer display its major symptoms but still show some bizarre thoughts or social withdrawal
schizoaffective disorder
A psychotic disorder featuring symptoms of both schizophrenia and major mood disorder.
schizotypal personality disorder
A cluster A (odd or eccentric) personality disorder involving a pervasive pattern of interpersonal deficits featuring acute discomfort with, and reduced capacity for, close relationships, as well as cognitive or perceptual distortions and eccentricities of behavior.
which neurotransmitter is said to be a contributing factor in causing schizophrenia?
dopamine
what drug is affective in treating schizophrenia?
antipsychotic drugs(neuroleptics) they are dopamine antaganist which partially block the brains use of dopamine
what is a negative side affect that neuroleptic drugs cause?
cause side effect like those of parkisons disease. this is caused by insufficient dopamine
What is Drug L-dopa?
it is an dopamine agonist used to treat people with parkisons disease
what does amphetamines do to people who have schizophrenia?
it activates dopamine and it makes psychotic symptons worse in people who have schizophrenia
what are some aspects of personality disorders?
personality disorders are chronic and never disapper. It originates in childhood and continue in adulthood
Cluster A
Odd or Eccentric cluster that includes: paranoid, schizoid, and schozotypal personality disorders.
Cluster B
Erratic, emotional, or dramatic cluster that includes; boderline, antisocial, histrionic, and narcissitic personality disorders
Cluster C
Anxious or fearful cluster that includes: avoidant, dependant, and obsesive compulsive disorders.
what is the percentage of people being diagnos with a personality disorder?
1 in 10 adults can be diagnos with a personality disorder
what personality disorder are women mostly diagnos with?
Boarderline personality disorder
what personality disorder are men mostly diagnos with
anti social personality disorder
schizoid personality disorder
A cluster A (odd or eccentric) personality disorder featuring a pervasive pattern of detachment from social relationships and a restricted range of expression of emotions.
schizotypal personality disorder
A cluster A (odd or eccentric) personality disorder involving a pervasive pattern of interpersonal deficits featuring acute discomfort with, and reduced capacity for, close relationships, as well as cognitive or perceptual distortions and eccentricities of behavior.
antisocail personalty disorder
A cluster B (dramatic, emotional, or erratic) personality disorder involving a pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others. Similar to the non-DSM-IV-TR label psychopathy but with greater emphasis on overt behavior than on personality traits.
Boderline personality disorder
A cluster B (dramatic, emotional, or erratic) personality disorder involving a pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, affect, and control over impulses.
boderline personality disorder
People with this personality disorder are often intense, going from anger to deep depression in a short time. Dysfunction in the area of emotion is sometimes considered one of the core features of borderline personality disorder
What is usually accompanied by boderline personality disorder
self mutalation is usually followed by boderline personalirt disorder
histrionic personality disorder
A cluster B (dramatic, emotional, or erratic) personality disorder involving a pervasive pattern of excessive emotionality and attention seeking.
narcissistic personality disorder
A cluster B (dramatic, emotional, or erratic) personality disorder involving a pervasive pattern of grandiosity in fantasy or behavior, need for admiration, and lack of empathy.
avoidant personality disorder
extremely sensitive to the opinions of others and therefore avoid most relationships.
dependent personality disorder
characterized by a person’s pervasive and excessive need to be taken care of, a condition that leads to submissive and clinging behavior and fears of separation
obsesive compulsive personality disorder
preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and mental and interpersonal control at the expense of flexibility, openness, and efficiency.