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Ab Psych Midterm (3)
Schizophrenia
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is psychosis? | state defined by a loss of contact with reality; it is a symptom |
| what are the symptoms of psychosis? | hallucinations, delusions, word salad, paranoia |
| what causes psychosis? | substance induced, brain injury, schizophrenia |
| what is brief psychotic disorder? | lasts for less than one month |
| what is delusional disorder? | persistent non-bizarre delusion (could actually happen but isn't) |
| what is schizophrenaform? | looks like schizophrenia but lasts for less than six months |
| what is schizoaffective disorder? | combination of schizophrenia and mood disorder |
| what is shared psychotic disorder? | two people living closely together sharing the same delusion |
| what is schizophrenia? | symptomatic for up to six months, psychosis, neurogenerative disease |
| what are positive symptoms of schizophrenia? | hallucinations, delusions, inappropriate affect, disorganized thinking/speech |
| what are the negative symptoms of schizophrenia? | poverty of speech (algoria), flat affect, loss of motivation, socially withdrawn |
| what are the psychomotor symptoms of schizophrenia? | awkward movements, repeated grimaces, odd gestures, catatonia (rigid state) |
| what are the three phases of schizophrenia? | prodromal-negative symptoms, active-postive symptoms, residual-return to prodromal levels |
| what are the five subtypes of schizophrenia? | disorganized-confusion, catatonic-psychomotor disturbance, paranoid-organized system of delusions, undifferentiated-fit no subtype, residual-symptoms have lessened in strength and severity |
| what is the difference between type one and type two? | type one-dominated by positive symptoms; tied to biochemical abnormality > type two-dominated by negative symptoms; tied to structural abnormality |
| what is the biological view of schizophrenia? | excess dopamine, abnormal brain structure; biological predisposition |
| why do brain abnormalities occur? | exposure to viruses before birth |
| what is the treatment for schizophrenia? | mileu (humanistic)-creating social climate that promotes responsibility and token economies (behavioral) based on rewards |
| what treatment is most effective? | antipsychotic drugs |
| how long should schizophrenics be medicated? what else needs to happen? | at least on year; individual and family needs to be educated |
| what types of therapy are most beneficial? | psycho, insight, family and social therapy |
| what are the features of effective community care? | coordinated services--short term hospitalization (few weeks), partial hospitalization (day center programs) |
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