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Schizophrenia
Ch 8
Term | Definition |
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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 |