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Schizophrenia
Ch 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acute Phase | symptoms are present consistently for at least ONE month |
| Prodromal Symptoms | symptoms occurred before acute phase |
| Residual Symptoms | symptoms remain after the acute phase |
| Psychosis | inability to differentiate between whats real & whats unreal |
| Positive Symptoms | delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, disorganized behavior |
| Negative Symptoms | lack of expected or normal emotions, behaviors (motor retardation, catatonia), & motivations |
| Delusions | ideas that an individual believes to be true that are highly unlikely/impossible |
| Hallucinations | perceptual (5 senses) experiences that occur without an actual stimulus |
| Catatonia | Disorganized (motor) behavior that reflects unresponsiveness to the environment |
| Restricted Affect | Severe reduction in or absence of emotional expression |
| Avolition/Asociality | Inability to initiate or persist at common, goal-directed activities (also seen in ADHD) |
| Cognitive Deficits | Deficits in basic cognitive processes, including attention, memory, & processing speed |
| What are the most common type of delusions? | Persecutory Delusions |
| What neurotransmitter plays a role in schizophrenia? | dopamine |
| The odd and eccentric behaviors seen in schizophrenia can resemble the symptoms of what disorder? | autism spectrum disorder |
| Brief Psychotic Disorder | schizophrenic symptoms lasting for ONE day to ONE month with a FULL return to normal functioning |
| Schizophreniform Disorder | Schizophrenic symptoms lasting for at least ONE month and NOT MORE than six months |
| Tardive Dyskinesia | side effect of antipsychotic drug resulting in involuntary movement of the tongue, face, mouth, & jaw |
| Genetic Transmission w/ Schizophrenia | - twin, family, and adoption studies found a biological/genetic component in schizophrenia |
| Birth Complications + Schizophrenia | people w/ schizophrenia have abnormalities in their frontal & occipital lobe |
| Neurotransmitter Theories | people w/ schizophrenia have too much dopamine & receptors for it which can explain positive symptoms |
| Delusional Disorder | One (or more) delusions lasting ONE month or longer |
| Mesolimbic Pathway | Subcortical part of the brain involved in the processing of salience & reward |
| Social Drift | Tendency to drift downward in social class compared to the class of one’s family of origin |
| Which psychotic disorder is considered the most dysfunctional on the spectrum? | schizoaffective |
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