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21- Schizophrenia Flashcards

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What is schizophrenia?

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What are the three classes in to which schizophrenia symptoms can be grouped?

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What schizophrenia symptoms are classed as positive?

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What schizophrenia symptoms are classed as negative?

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What schizophrenia symptoms are classed as cognitive?

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How is schizophrenia diagnosed?

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Describe in detail the symptoms of schizophrenia

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How many phases are there in schizophrenia? What are they?

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What is the prodrome?

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What is the active/acute phase?

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What is remission?

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What is schizophreniform?

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What is the aetiology of schizophrenia?

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What do twin studies tell us about schizophrenia?

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What are candidate genes?

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What is the role of genetics in the aetiology of schizophrenia?

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What kind of stresses can contribute to schizophrenia?

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Describe the role of environmental factors in the aetiology of schizophrenia

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What are the pathophysiology’s of schizophrenia?

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What dopamine pathways is schizophrenia associated with?

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What is the dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia?

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What is the evidence against and for the dopamine hypothesis for schizophrenia?

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Describe the brain abnormalities in the brain structures of schizophrenics

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What is hypo frontality?

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How is NMDA receptor hypoactivity related to schizophrenia?
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What is the role of 5HT and what is its role in schizophrenics?
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What are the main current theories underlying the pathophysiology's of schizophrenia?
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What are the treatment options available for schizophrenia?
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What are the main dopamine pathways?
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What are the two classes of antipsychotics?
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Compare typical and atypical antipsychotics
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What is the effect of D2 receptor blockade in the mesolimbic system?
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What is the effect of D2 receptor blockade in the nigro-striatal?
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What is the effect of D2 receptor blockade in the pituitary gland?
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What is the effect of D2 receptor blockade in the nucleus accumbens?
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What other receptors can antipsychotics block and what is the effect of this?
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How do antipsychotics cause sedation?
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What are the effects of an increase in prolactin?
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What is the effect of alpha-1 adrenoreceptor antagonism of antipsychotics?
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What are the anticholinergic effects of antipsychotics?

Physiology- The Nervous System (21 decks)

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