Lecture 3 Flashcards

Schizophrenia & Related Disorders (70 cards)

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Prior to the _______ mental disabilities were often described in one category which included intellectual delay, mental illness, and organic brain disorders.

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1800’s

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Early _____ - Start of division of mental illness into cognitive – affective – behavioural domains

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1800

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1897 - Emil Kraepelin coined the term _______

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dementia praecox

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1911 - Eugen Bleuler coined the term __________, and positive and negative symptoms

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schizophrenia

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1959 - Kurt Schneider developed his concept schneiderian symptoms of schizophrenia
Become the foundation of the ______

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DSM II

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Audible thoughts
Experience of influences controlling the body
Thought broadcasting
Thought withdrawal
Thought insertion
Delusional perception

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Scheiderian symptoms

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appears to be the strong predictor in development of schizophrenia

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Genetics (family history)

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is not solely responsible in ½ of the cases of identical twins only one twin will experience schizophrenia

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Genetics

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Prenatal exposure to influenza
Prenatal exposure to lead
Prenatal exposure to toxoplasma gondii
Obstetrical complications

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Prenatal and Perinatal factors

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Predispositions and vulnerabilities for schizophrenia (diatheses)
People’s vulnerabilities must interact with life stresses to trigger the onset of the illness
Vulnerability + Stress

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Diathesis-stress models

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_______ can include:
Trauma
Virus
Prenatal and perinatal complications
Substance use

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Diathesis-stress models: Stressors

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Good evidence to show that ______ can trigger schizophrenia, cause relapse, and worsen symptoms.

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stress

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3 neurotransmitters schizophrenia

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Dopamine hypothesis
Glutamate hypothesis
Serotonin hypothesis

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Reduced grey matter
Low activation of frontal cortex
Ventricle enlargement
Hippocampal atrophy

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Neurological changes: Schizophrenia

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Schizophrenia
Schizophreniform Disorder
Schizoaffective Disorder
Schizotypal Personality Disorder

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DSM 5 – Schizophrenia Spectrum

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Delusions
Hallucinations

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Positive Symptoms

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Distortions or exaggerations in language and communication
Disorganized speech
Disorganized behavior

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Cognitive Symptoms

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Affective flattening
Avolition
Alogia
Anhedonia
Asociality
Anosognosia
Apathy
Catatonia

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Negative Symptoms

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significant or severe lack of motivation or a pronounced inability to complete purposeful tasks

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Avolition

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symptom that causes you to speak less, say fewer words or only speak in response to others

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Alogia

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lack of interest, enjoyment or pleasure from life’s experiences

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Anhedonia

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lack of motivation to engage in social interaction, or a preference for solitary activities

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Asociality

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a neurological condition in which the patient is unaware of their neurological deficit or psychiatric condition

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Anosognosia

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lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern

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Apathy

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a lack of movement and communication, and also can include agitation, confusion
Catatonia
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Being spied on by someone who means harm or who is part of a conspiracy. Being followed or tracked. Being lied to or given misinformation.
Delusion: Persecutory/paranoid
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refers to the mistaken belief that ordinary events and normal human behavior have hidden meanings that somehow relate to the individual experiencing the delusions
Delusion: Referential
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are unfounded or inaccurate beliefs that one has special powers, wealth, mission, or identity
Delusion: Grandiose
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an individual believes that another person, usually of higher status, is in love with them
Delusion: Erotomanic
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belief of being dead, decomposed or annihilated, having lost one's own internal organs or even not existing entirely as a human being
Delusion: Nihilistic
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the individual believes something is wrong with part or all of their body
Delusion: Somatic
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"I am god"
Delusion: Religious
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something that could never happen in real life, such as being cloned by aliens or having your thoughts broadcast on TV
Delusion: Bizarre
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individual has a delusional belief that their spouse (or sexual partner) is being unfaithful w/ no evidence
Delusion: Jealous
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he belief that a person can control others with their thoughts, or that they have godlike powers
Delusion: Magical thinking
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Thought insertion Thought broadcasting Thought withdrawal
Delusions of control
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involves somehow experiencing one's own thoughts as someone else's
Thought insertion
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Delusion that one's thought is projected and perceived by others
Thought broadcasting
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the delusional belief that thoughts have been 'taken out' of the patient's mind, and the patient has no power over this
Thought withdrawal
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lack of logical relationship between thoughts and ideas – conversation shifts from one topic to another in unrelated manner
Loose associations
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takes a long time to make a point – excessive detail
Circumstantiality
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speaker does not return to central point
Tangentiality
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pause or interruption in train of thought (paucity of thought)
Thought blocking
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creation of new words
Neologisms
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rapid verbalization, jumping from one topic to another
Flight of ideas
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incoherent mixture of words
Word salad
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focused on a specific topic, returns to the topic even after topic has changed
Perseveration
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use of words or phrases that have similar sounds (hell, bell, sell, well, swell) – not associated in meaning
Clang association
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echoing the words and statements used by others
Echolalia
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Psychomotor agitation Psychomotor retardation May not be goal directed and leads to difficulty preforming activities of daily living
Cognitive Symptoms: Disorganized Behaviours
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______ and ________ can both refer to either motor symptoms or psychic symptoms.
Agitation; retardation
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internally agitated
Psychic agitation
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pacing etc
Motoric agitation
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internal feeling of being slowed down
Psychic retardation
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slowed movements
Motoric retardation
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Combination of cognitive, affective and motor symptoms
Catatonic symptoms
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Stupor Catalepsy Waxy flexibility Mutism Negativism Posturing Mannerism Stereotypy Agitation Grimacing Echolalia Echopraxia
Negative Symptoms: Catatonia
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a state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility.
Stupor
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a medical condition characterized by a trance or seizure with a loss of sensation and consciousness accompanied by rigidity of the body
Catalepsy
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patient's body showing resistance to being moved
Waxy flexibility
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an inability or unwillingness to speak, resulting in the absence or marked paucity of verbal output
Mutism
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little or no response to instructions or external stimuli
Negativism
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actively holding a posture against gravity
Posturing
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carrying out odd, exaggerated actions
Mannerism
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repetitive movements without an apparent reason
Stereotypy
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holding the same facial expression, usually with stiff or tense facial muscles
Grimacing
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involuntary repetition or imitation of another person's actions
Echopraxia
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Criterion A: Presence of one or more delusions for one month or more Criterion B: Has never met Criterion for schizophrenia Criterion C: Functioning not markedly impaired & behaviour not obviously odd, mental status & social functioning intact (outside of direct impact of delusion). Criterion D: Any mood disorders are brief compared with total duration of delusional period Criterion E: Not better accounted for by substances or general medical condition
Types of delusional disorders
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May appear fairly sudden to others but symptoms often begin to slowly develop over six months to a year Prodromal Stage - Changes in personality - Withdrawal - Dropping out of normal activities
Onset of Schizophrenia
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