SCHIZOPHRENIA SPECTRUM AND OTHER PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS

Question 1

what are the key features that define psychotic disorders?

Answer 1

1. Delusions
2. Hallucinations
3. Disorganized Thinking
4. Abnormal Motor Behavior (including catatonia)
5. Negative Symptoms

Question 2

what is derailment or loose association?

Answer 2

rapidly switching from one topic to another

Question 3

this type of THOUGHT DISORDER involves going completely off the track and never returning to the point in a conversation

Answer 3

TANGENTIALITY

Question 3

this type of THOUGHT DISORDER involves thinking characterized by contradictions and erroneous thinking

Answer 3

illogical thinking

Question 4

what is wavy flexibility?

Answer 4

maintaining a position, even if uncomfortable for several minutes or more, even if asked to change it

Question 4

this type of THOUGHT DISORDER refers to persistent repetition or echoing of words, phrases, as of the person is intending to be mocking or sarcastic

Answer 4

echolalia

Question 4

this type of THOUGHT DISORDER involves speech that is incomprehensible

Answer 4

Incoherence or Word Salad

Question 5

this term refers to deeply entrenched false beliefs that are not consistent with the client’s intelligence or cultural background

fixed beliefs not amenable to change considering evidence.

Answer 5

delusions

Question 5

these types of delusions are mainly about the belief that one is going to be harmed.

Answer 5

Persecutory delusions

Question 6

these types of delusions are mainly about the belief that the behavior of others or certain objects or events is personally referring oneself

Answer 6

delusion of reference

Question 6

these types of delusions are mainly about inappropriate concerns about one’s body, typically related to disease

Answer 6

somatic delusions

example: may brain cancer kay may ants daw sa brain niya

Question 7

these types of delusions are mainly about the belief that another person is in love with him or her

Answer 7

Erotomanic delusions

Question 8

what is stereotypy?

Answer 8

repeated movement that is nonessential part of goal-directed behavior

Question 9

this symptom refers to the decrease in motivated self-intricated purposeful activities

Answer 9

Avolition

Question 10

this term refers to the decreased ability to experience pleasure

Answer 10

anhedonia

Question 11

this term refers to diminished speech output

Answer 11

alogia

Question 12

this term refers to the lack of interest in social situations

Answer 12

asociality

Question 13

this type of motor behavior involves imitating another person’s behavior

Answer 13

echopraxia

Question 14

this disorder is characterized by at least 1 month of delusion(s) but no other prominent psychotic symptoms

Answer 14

delusional disorder

Question 15

this disorder is characterized by the presence of both prominent mood episode (major depressive or
manic) and active-phase symptoms preceded or followed by at least 2 WEEKS OF DELUSIONS OR HALLUCINATIONS WITHOUT PROMINENT MOOD SYMPTOMS; decline in functioning not required

Answer 15

Schizoaffective Disorder

Question 15

this disorder is characterized by at least 1 DAY BUT LESS THAN 1 MONTH sudden onset of at least one positive psychotic symptom: delusions, hallucinations or disorganized speech; may or may not be accompanied by grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior

Answer 15

Brief Psychotic Disorder

Question 15

this disorder is characterized by the symptomatic presentation equivalent to schizophrenia but less than 6 months duration (more than 1 month) and decline in functioning not required

Answer 15

Schizophreniform Disorder

Question 16

what are the subtypes for schizoaffective disorder?

Answer 16

Bipolar type – major depressive episodes with manic episodes.

Depressive type – only major depressive episodes are present.

Question 17

what are the disorders present in the 2nd DIAGNOSTIC CLASS, SCHIZOPHRENIA SPECTRUM AND OTHER PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS?

Answer 17

1. Schizotypal (Personality) Disorder
2. Delusional Disorder
3. Brief Psychotic Disorder
4. Schizophreniform Disorder
5. Schizophrenia
6. Schizoaffective Disorder
7. Catatonia

Question 18

this disorder is characterized by the presence of 3 OR MORE OF 12 PSYCHOMOTOR FEATURES

Answer 18

catatonia

Question 19

what are the durations for Brief Psychotic Disorder, Schizophreniform, and Schizophrenia?

Answer 19

brief psychotic disorder - 1 day to 1 month Schizophreniform - 1 month to 6 months Schizophrenia - more than 6 months

Question 20

what does the dopamine hypothesis suggest?

Answer 20

the dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia suggests that imbalances in dopamine transmission in the brain, specifically in the mesolimbic and mesocortical pathways, are linked to the positive and negative symptoms of the disorder

Question 21

in the dopamine hypothesis, what pathway is associated with positive symptoms?

Answer 21

mesolimbic

Question 22

in the dopamine hypothesis, what pathway is associated with negative symptoms?

Answer 22

mesocortical

Question 23

what neurotransmitter is actively involved in schizophrenia?

Answer 23

dopamine