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| a severe medical condition characterized by a loss of contact with reality |
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| a severe psychological disorder characterized by disorganization in thought perception, and behavior. |
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| First name for schizo was dementia praecox. |
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| From German psychiatrist Emil Kraepelin because of dementia like symptoms and early life onset, praecox. |
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| Positive symptoms of schizo |
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Unusual thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
*Persecutory delusions
*delusions of influence
*loose associations
*thought blocking
*clang associations |
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| persecutory delusions (+symptom) |
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| belief that someone is persecuting them OR the individual is a special agent. |
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| delusions of influence (+ symptom) |
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| Belief that one's thoughts or actions are being controlled by others. |
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| loose associations (+ symptom) |
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| thoughts that have little or no logical connection to the next thought. |
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| thought blocking (+ symptom) |
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| usually long pauses during conversation. |
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| speech done by words that sound alike rather than words with meaning. |
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| Negative symptoms of schizo |
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behaviors, emotions, or thought processes that exist in peeps without a psychiatric disorder but are ABSENT in people with schizo.
*blunted affect
*anhedonia
*avolition
*alogia |
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| blunted effect (- symptom) |
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| diminished or immobile facial expressions and a flat, monotonic vocal tone |
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| lack of capacity for pleasure. |
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| an inability to initiate or follow through plans, apathy. |
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| decreased quantity/quality of speech |
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3rd main symptom of schizo; the others being +/- symptoms.
*impairments in visual and verbal learning and memory, inability to pay attention, decreased speed off info processing, and impaired abstract reasoning. |
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| psychotic-like experiences |
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*magical thinking- thinking about something will make it happen.
*ideas of reference- interpret casual events as being directly related to you |
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| the sudden onset of any psychotic symptom that may result after one day and does not last for more than one month |
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| schizophreniform disorder |
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same with schizophrenia EXCEPT 2 THINGS:
*duration is only 1-6 months
*normal functioning is still possible: occupational/social |
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schizophrenia + a major depressive, manic, or mixed episode disorder.
*a condition mix between the two. |
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no other psychotic symptoms except for delusions/hallucinations.
Can still function normally. |
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| shared psychotic disorder |
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| when two close people share the same delusional belief (folie รก deux). |
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| the theory that schizo is caused by too much dopamine. |
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| Neuroanatomy of schizophrenia |
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*larger ventricles
*less gray matter |
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a concept used to describe the level of emotional involvement and critical attitudes that exist within the family of patient with schizophrenia.
*High EE means higher relapse. |
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| medication that block dopamine receptors on site. |
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reduce + symptoms but may cause
*tardive dyskinesia: abnormal and involuntary movements. |
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| less likely to have bad side effects |
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| patient and families are educated about the disorder in order to reduce familial distress and equip them to work effectively with the patient. |
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