Psychotic Disorders

Question 1

The major cost of schizophrenia comes from lost ____ (total loss around 60 billion)

Answer 1

employment

Question 2

The incidence of schizophrenia is higher __ (sex), but both men and women have the same __-

Answer 2

men; prevalence

Question 3

Prodromal symptoms of schizophrenia include mild paranoid ideas but patients can pass the ___ test

Answer 3

reality

Question 4

There is some evidence of ___ symptoms and decline of ____

Answer 4

negative; cognition

Question 5

Diagnosing schizophrenia requires _ month(s) of symptoms with at least _ symptoms and ____ of daily life

Answer 5

1; 2; impairment

Question 6

Including the prodrome, the symptoms must last at least _ months

Answer 6

6

Question 7

What is the most common hallucination

Answer 7

Auditory

Question 8

Persecutory and delusions of __ are the most common delusions

Answer 8

reference (thinking people are talking about you)

Question 9

Schizophrenics have ____ thoughts and behavior, and may exhibit ___ movement

Answer 9

disorganized; catatonic

Question 10

The ___ symptoms of schizophrenia have a greater effect on lifestyle

Answer 10

negative

Question 11

What is alogia and avolition

Answer 11

reduced communication; reduced motivation

Question 12

Deficit syndrome is when ___ symptoms are persistent

Answer 12

negative

Question 13

Patients with schizophrenia and __ have a poor prognosis

Answer 13

OCD

Question 14

Schizoaffective disorder is schizophrenia plus ___ disorder

Answer 14

mood

Question 15

First cognitive deficits of schizophrenia appear at age __ and dramatically drop _ years before major symptoms

Answer 15

6;5

Question 16

The only symptoms which are relieved by antipsychotics are the ___ symptoms

Answer 16

positive