Schizophrenia

Question 1

What is Schizophrenia?

Answer 1

The patient has had psychotic thinking or behavior for at least 6 months. Areas of functioning, including school or work, self-care, and interpersonal relationships are significantly impaired

Question 2

Schizotypal

Answer 2

The patient has impairments of personality and functioning (self and
interpersonal), but impairment is not as severe as with schizophrenia

Question 3

Criteria for Schizophrenia: (2 or more)

Answer 3

-Delusions
-Hallucinations
-Disorganized speech
-Gross disorganization or catatonia
-Negative symptoms
-Functional impairment of some kind

Question 4

Associated Looseness:

Answer 4

(word salad)- most extreme form; jumble of words meaningless to the listener

Question 5

Clang asssociation

Answer 5

Words chosen based on sound

Question 6

Neologisms

Answer 6

meaning for the patient only

Question 7

Echolalia

Answer 7

pathological repetition of another’s words

Question 8

What is the main symptom of first-generation antipsychotics?

Answer 8

Extrapyramidal symptoms

Question 9

Second Generation side effects?

Answer 9

Weight gain