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Mental Health Test 2

Aging and Schizophrenia

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Gerontology study of aging process
Geriatrics branch of clinical medicine specializing in problems of the elderly
Geropsychiatry branch of clinical medicine specializing in psychopathology of the elderly population
Biological theory of aging to explain the physical process of aging including molecular and cellular changes in major organ system and the body's ability to function adequately and resist disease
Psychological theory of aging focuses on social and psychological changes that accompany advancing ages
short term memory with aging deteriorates with age
long term memory with aging does not show any change with aging
Neuroplasticity brains capacity to adapt, change, evolve, and grow in response to life and time
Predisposing factors of schizophrenia multifactorial causes with genetics, biochemical, physiological and psychosocial
Schizophrenia disturbance of the thought processes, perception and affect of an individual
Four phases of schizophrenia premorbid, prodromal, active, and residual
Positive signs and symptoms of schizophrenia adding to normal social behavior
Negative signs and symptoms of schizophrenia taking away from normal social behavior
Biochemical factors of schizophrenia excess of dopamine
Anatomical abnormalities of schizophrenia hippocampus and limbic system is reduce or atrophied
Schizoaffective disorder combination of schizophrenia symptoms and mood disorder
Schizophreniform disorder short term mental health condition that mimics schizophrenia
Delusional Disorder false things seem real to the client
Grandiose better than everyone else
Persecutory most common type and they think they are being mistreated
Somatic they think they have a medical condition
Nihilistic life is nonexistent or has been destroyed
Flat void of all emotions
Anosognosia lack of awareness of having the disorder
Anergia absence of energy to do anything
Anhedonia inability to experience pleasure
Abstraction lack of thinking and interpretation
Waxy flexibility allows their body parts to be placed in bizarre or uncomfortable positions associated with catatonia/inability to move
Antipsychotics Blocks dopamine receptor that is thought to control positive symptoms
Pseudoparkinsonism tremors, shuffling gait, drooling
Akathisia constant restlessness, fidgeting, sense of doom
Dystonia involuntary muscular movements of face, arms, legs, and neck
Oculogyric crisis uncontrolled rolling back of the eyes
Tardive dyskinesia facial and tongue movements with a stiff neck
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) muscle rigidity, very high fever, rapid deterioration of mental status to stupor and coma
Created by: tliszka5
 

 



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