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11/17/2010

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Term
schizophrenia
Definition
a chronic, severe, and disabling brain disorder
Term
schizophrenia
Definition
disturbances in thought, self-awareness, perception, affect, volition, and social interaction
Term
schizophrenia
Definition
people with __________ sometimes hear voices others don't hear, believe that others are broadcasting their though to the world, or become convinced that other are plotting to harm them
Term
dementia praecox
(original definition of schizophrenia)
Definition
a group of psychoses characterized by a distinct cognitive process and early onset - dementia of the young
Term
alzheimer's dementia
Definition
chronic cognitive and social impairment at a later age
Term
schizophrenia
("split mind")
Definition
produces a severe fragmentation of thinking and personality
Term
psychosis
Definition
a loss of contact with reality
Term
c. men and women equally
Definition
schizophrenia affects:
a. men more than women
b. women more than men
c. men and women equally
Term
d. a & b
Definition
clinical onset of schizophrenia occurs in:
a. adolescence
b. early adulthood
c. elderly
d. a & b
e. none of the above
Term
schizophrenia
Definition
characterized by a lifetime of disability and unremitting impairments in social and occupational functioning
Term
schizophrenia
Definition
creates a substantial emotional and economic burden on individuals with the illness, their families, and society
Term
schizophrenia
Definition
long considered the most chronic, debilitating and costly mental illness
Term
positive symptoms of schizophrenia
Definition
delusions, hallucinations, thought disorder
Term
negative symptoms of schizophrenia
Definition
decreased motivation, diminished emotional expression
Term
cognitive deficits
Definition
impairments in executive function, attention, certain types of memory
Term
cognitive deficits
Definition
-prevalent in schizophrenia
-present in individuals with genetic risk
-precede the onset of pyschosis
-predictor of long-term outcome
-persistent during illness
Term
catatonic schizophrenia
Definition
extreme inactivity or activity that's disconnect from their environment or encounters with other people that last for minutes or up to hours
Term
hebephrenic schizophrenia
Definition
disorganized thinking, grossly disorganized behavior, and absent or inappropriate emotional expression that significantly disrupts a person's ability to function in regular daily activities and interactions with other people
Term
genetics loads the gun, environment pulls trigger
Definition
a "two-hit" hypothesis about schizophrenia
Term
paranoid
Definition
delusions of grandeur or persecution, auditory hallucinations
Term
undifferentiated
Definition
cases not meeting other subtype criteria
Term
options that need to be ruled out before diagnosing schizophrenia
Definition
-underlying medical conditions
+HIV, syphilis, brain damage
-mental retardation
-other mental disorders with psychosis
-non-diagnosable or co-morbidity with mood disorder = "schizoaffective"
-drug abuse
Term
schizophrenia
Definition
-patients appear "high"
-not causal
-psychoactive drugs are thought to help "unmask"
-patients are smokers
Term
nicotine
Definition
most common substance of abuse in schizophrenia
Term
nicotine
Definition
withdrawal from this substance worsens symptoms of schizophrenia
Term
hypofrontality
Definition
abnormally low activity in their frontal cortex
Term
schizophrenia environmental risk factors
Definition
gestational and birth complications, stressful childhood events, and cannabis use during adolescence
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