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10- Schizophrenia Flashcards

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1
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What type of disorder is schizophrenia?

A

A very serious mental disorder

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Can schizophrenia be treated and can people with it live normal and productive lives?

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Yes

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What is the lifetime prevalence of schizophrenia?

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0.5%

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Do symptoms of schizophrenia emerge earlier in females or males?

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Males

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What did people used to think that schizophrenia was pretty much the same as?

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Dementia

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Who was the first person the coin the term schizophrenia?

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Bluer

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Is schizophrenia the same as split personality disorder?

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No

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What are positive symptoms?

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Showing things that healthy people don’t have

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3 examples of positive symptoms

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Delusions, hallucinations, disorganised speech

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What are negative symptoms?

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Lacking things that healthy people have

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4 examples of negative symptoms

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Flattened affect, reduced speech, lack of initiative, neglect of personal hygiene

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4 things that schizophrenia has historically been associated with

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Insanity, violence, stigma, discrimination

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13
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How can ‘the schizophrenia label’ affect patients?

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Negatively

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14
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What is the public image of schizophrenia dominated by?

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Stereotypes

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What can the term ‘schizophrenic’ be incorrectly used to indicate?

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Any incoherent behaviour

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For a schizophrenia diagnosis, someone must have 2+ out of 5 of these symptoms…

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  • Delusion
  • Hallucination
  • Disorganised speech
  • Disorganised or catatonic behaviour
  • Negative symptoms
17
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How long must someone be experiencing symptoms of schizophrenia for a diagnosis?

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6+ months

18
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What is used to diagnose schizophrenia?

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The DSM-5

19
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What is involved in a schizophrenia relapse?

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Positive and negative symptoms seem to worsen and improve in cycles

20
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What are psychotic episodes?

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Periods of intense physical symptoms

21
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3 cognitive symptoms someone may have impaired for a schizophrenia diagnosis

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Attention, working memory, executive function

22
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2 problems with the schizophrenia diagnosis criteria

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  • Only provides generic information
  • Many patients have symptoms that don’t fit into the categories
23
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What further research needs to be done for schizophrenia diagnoses?

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Schizophrenia subtypes

24
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What do psychiatrists need to account for when diagnosing schizophrenia?

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Different factors

25
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4 main causes of schizophrenia

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  • Genetic factors
  • Neurodevelopmental factors
  • Brain abnormalities
  • Neurotransmitters
26
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Does a single gene cause schizophrenia?

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No

27
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3 studies that show genetic causes of schizophrenia

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Twin, adoption, family

28
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What is the heritability rate of schizophrenia like?

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High

29
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What gene could be linked to schizophrenia?

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D2 gene

30
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What factors are important when determining neurodevelopmental factors?

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Prenatal factors

31
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What makes someone more vulnerable to schizophrenia?

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A genetic pre-execution

32
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3 brain abnormalities associated with schizophrenia

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  • Larger than average ventricles
  • Reduced brain volumes
  • Less brain connectivity
33
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What is the problem with studying cause-and-effect with brain abnormalities in schizophrenia?

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It is unknown whether brain differences exist before diagnosis, or whether they are due to medication

34
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What does the dopamine hypothesis state?

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Excess dopamine activity causes schizophrenia

35
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How do drug treatments for schizophrenia work?

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Agonists block D2 receptors

PSY1016 Biological Psychology with Research Methods 1 (34 decks)

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