Scizophrenia

Question 1

Schizo-phrenia means

Answer 1

Split mind

Question 2

Someone with schizophrenia has mental processes that are separated from _____

Answer 2

reality

Question 3

Schizophrenia Diagnostic Criteria A
Two or more of the following symptoms each present for a significant portion of time during a period of __ months:

Answer 3

1
* delusions
* hallucinations
* disorganized speech
* grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior
* negative symptoms
(at least one of the first three!)

Question 4

Schizophrenia Diagnostic Criteria C
Individual continues to display some degree of impaired functioning for at least _ additional months

Answer 4

5

Question 5

Schizophrenia Diagnostic Criteria B
Individual _______ much more poorly in daily life than normal

Answer 5

functions

Question 6

Define delusion

Answer 6

A fixed belief that are not amenable to change in light of conflicting evidence

Question 7

What are the eight types of delusions seen in schizophrenia?

Answer 7

Persecutory
Referential
Grandiose
Erotomanic
Nihilistic
Thought withdrawal
Thought insertion
Delusions of control

Question 8

What is a persecutory delusion?

Answer 8

Belief that one is going to be harmed, harassed, and so forth by an individual, organization, or other group

Question 9

What is a referential delusion?

Answer 9

Belief that certain gestures, comments, environmental cues, and so forth are directed at oneself

Question 10

What is a grandiose delusion?

Answer 10

Person believes that he/she has exceptional abilities, wealth, or fame

Question 11

Watching the news believing that the reporter is talking specifically to you, perhaps in code, is what type of delusion?

Answer 11

Referential

Question 12

What is a erotomanic delusion?

Answer 12

Beliefs falsely that another person is in love with him/her

Question 13

What is a nihilistic delusion?

Answer 13

Belif that a major catastrophe will occur

Question 14

What is thought withdrawal?

Answer 14

Thoughts have been “removed” by some outside force

Question 15

What is thought insertion?

Answer 15

Someone is putting thoughts in one minde

Question 16

What is delusions of control?

Answer 16

One’s body or actions are being controlled by an outside force

Question 17

Define hallucination

Answer 17

Perception-like experienced that occur without an external stimulus

Question 18

What is the most common type of hallucination in schizophrenia?

Answer 18

Auditory

Question 19

Four types of hallucinations

Answer 19

auditory
visual
olfactory
tactile

Question 20

What are some signs of disorganized speech/thinking?

Answer 20

Loose associations/derailment
Tangenital answers
Word salad
Neologisms
Perservation or clanging

Question 21

What are neologisms?

Answer 21

made-up words that have meaing only to the person using them

Question 22

What are tangenital answers?

Answer 22

Answer does not answer the question, but is loosely related

Question 23

Clanging is saying

Answer 23

rhyming words

Question 24

Perservation is saying

Answer 24

the same word over and over

Question 25

Disorganized/abnormal motor behavior can manifest in many ways, such as...

Answer 25

Childlike stillness unpredictable agitation stereotyped movements, staring, grimacing inability to complete complex tasks in an organized manner Catatonic behavior

Question 26

Maintaining a rigid, inappropriate posture or bizarre posture is ______ ______

Answer 26

catatonic stupor

Question 27

Purposeful and excessive motor activity without obvious cause is ________ ______

Answer 27

catatonic excitement

Question 28

What are the four positive symtoms of schizophrenia?

Answer 28

Delusions Disorganized thinking and speech Hallucinations Inappropriate affect

Question 29

What are the five negative symptoms of schizophrenia?

Answer 29

Alogia Flat affect Anhedonia Avolition Social withdrawal

Question 30

Anhedonia

Answer 30

lack of pleasured experience

Question 31

Alogia

Answer 31

Poverty of speech

Question 32

Avolition

Answer 32

apathy, lack of interest or persistence

Question 33

The psychomotor symptoms of schizophrenia

Answer 33

Disorganized behavior or abnormal motor behavior (catatonia, childlike stillness, agitation, etc)

Question 34

Schizophrenia is more common in low/high SES

Answer 34

low

Question 35

How many types of schizophrenia are there?

Answer 35

2

Question 36

Type 1 Schizophrenia has only the positive/negative symptoms

Answer 36

positive

Question 37

Type 2 Schizophrenia has only the positive/negative symptoms

Answer 37

Stoopid question. It has BOTH symptoms.

Question 38

Which type of schizophrenia has a better prognosis?

Answer 38

Type 1...probably because you have fewer systems.

Question 39

Schizophrenia prevalence

Answer 39

1%-ish

Question 40

Although men and women are diagnosed with schizophrenia, ___ have a harder time with it

Answer 40

men

Question 41

Why do men have a harder time with schizophrenia?

Answer 41

Maybe they are more likely to develop type 2 schizophrenia?

Question 42

Is schizophrenia acute or chronic?

Answer 42

Chronic

Question 43

What are some other psychotic disorders?

Answer 43

Brief psychotic disorder, schizophreniform disorder, delusional disorder, schizoaffective disorder

Question 44

True or false: People get diagnosed with schizophrenia right away

Answer 44

False

Question 45

psychotic symptoms for 1 day to 1 month

Answer 45

Brief psychotic disorder

Question 46

1 to 6 months; same symptoms as schizophrenia but doesn’t require impaired social or occupational functioning

Answer 46

Schizophreniform Disorder

Question 47

one month or more of delusions but no other psychotic symptoms (has never met criteria for schizophrenia). Delusions are not bizarre (e.g., persecutory or jealous)

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Delusional Disorder

Question 48

mood disorder (MDD or bipolar disorder) + psychotic symptoms that last at least 2 weeks when the person isn’t experiencing symptoms of a mood disorder. MDD/Bipolar disorder with psychotic features – psychotic symptoms ONLY occur during mood episode.

Answer 48

Schizoaffective Disorder

Question 49

Bipolar disorder with ______ features

Answer 49

psychotic

Question 50

Schizophrenia may be caused by an overactivity of the neurotransmitter ________

Answer 50

dopamine

Question 51

Higher EE is positively correlated with higher chance of _____

Answer 51

relapse

Question 52

family members frequently express criticism, disapproval, and hostility toward each other and intrude on one another’s privacy

Answer 52

Expressed emotion

Question 53

The positive/negative symptoms are easier to treat in schizophrenia

Answer 53

positive

Question 54

What are some brain features of those with schizophrenia?

Answer 54

Enlarged ventricles and reduced tissue volume Smaller temporal and frontal lobes Structural abnormalities of the hippocampus, amygdala, thalamus

Question 55

Schizophrenia reflects ______ neurobiological _________

Answer 55

diffuse; dysregulation

Question 56

First line of treatment for schizophrenia is _______

Answer 56

antipsychotic medications

Question 57

Common side effects of antipyschotic medications

Answer 57

Parkinson-like symptoms Tardive dyskinesia

Question 58

What are some examples of psychosocial approaches to treatment for schizophrenia?

Answer 58

Behavioral (i.e., token economies) Inpatient units Community care programs Social and living skills training Behavioral family therapy Vocational rehabilitation

Question 59

Symptoms of 1 day to 1 month -->

Answer 59

Brief Psychotic Disorder

Question 60

1 month to six months -->

Answer 60

Schizophreniform Disorder

Question 61

schizoaffective disorder

Answer 61

Mood disorder + 2 weeks psychotic symptoms (when no mood disorder epidsodes)