Schizophrenia Flashcards
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Gradual onset shizophrenia
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prodromal- before active phase, obvious deterioration
acute- positive, negative, disorganzied symptoms
residual- afterwards, improved but still impaired
2
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Positive symptoms
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delusions- paranoid beliefs
hallucinations- perceptual disturbances
speech abnormalities-
3
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Negative symtoms
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blunted affect
affective flattening
psychomotor retardation
waxy flexibity
4
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Disorganized symptoms
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loose associations, disconnected ideas
word salad- shifiting topics abruptly
perservation- persistently repeating same word or phrase
