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Quiz 3 Study Flashcards

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What is the most severe and debilitating mental illness in psychiatry and is a brain disorder?

A

Schizophrenia

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What are 4 myths regarding schizophrenia?

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NOT Multiple personality disorder
NOT dangerous if being treated
NOT caused by bad parenting
NOT curable (but can improve)

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What are the 4 characteristics symptoms of schizophrenia?

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Delusions
Hallucinations
Disorganized speech
Grossly disorganized/ cataonic behavior

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What are some structural changes in a schizophrenic’s brain?

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Larger ventricles
Damaged hippocampus, amygdala, and  parahippocam
shrinkage of cerebellar vermis
thicker corpus callosum
frontal lobe damage
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