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Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
05/06/2014

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positive symptoms of psychosis
Definition
delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, abnormal motor behaviors
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negative symptoms of psychosis
Definition
alogia, avolition, anhedonia
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alogia
Definition
diminished speech expression
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avolition
Definition
diminished motivation in self-initiated purposeful activities
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anhedonia
Definition
decreased ability to experience pleasure
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cognitive symptoms
Definition
schizophasia, perseveration, tangential
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schizophasia
Definition
word salad, i.e. i door who is car for plants you do
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perseveration
Definition
uncontrollable repitition of a particular response, i.e. it's annoying...it's annoying...it's annoying
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tangential
Definition
going off track & inserting information that is not relevant
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brief psychotic disorder time period
Definition
more than one day, less than a month
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schizophreniform disorder time span
Definition
minimum one month, maximum six months
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schizophrenia time frame
Definition
more than six months
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schizoaffective disorder
Definition
major mood episode and psychosis
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catatonia symptoms
Definition

3+ of the following

  • stupor
  • posture held against gravity
  • waxy flexibility
  • mutism
  • negativism
  • posturing
  • mannerism
  • sterotypy
  • agitation
  • grimacing
  • echolalia (mimicking speech)
  • echopraxia (mimicking movements)

 

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delusional disorder time span
Definition
minimum of one month
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schizophrenia facts
Definition

50% of all mental health hospital beds

medication can help

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age of onset (males)
Definition
18-25
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age of onset (females)
Definition
25-35
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% that commit suicide
Definition
5-6
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