Alzhiemer's and schizo Flashcards
1
Q
What is alogia in schizophrenia
A
Poverty of speech and lack of conversation
2
Q
What is anhedonia?
A
The inability to feel pleasure
3
Q
What is apathy?
A
Lack of motivation
4
Q
How does schizophrenia lead to reduced emotional expression?
A
Affect: blunted affect, mood or emotional state, limited range of
emotions
Alogia: poverty of speech, lack of conversation
Avolition
Apathy (lack of motivation)
Social withdrawal
Anhedonia: inability to feel pleasure
5
Q
B amyloid becomes insoluble when ____ attaches to it
A
ApoE4
6
Q
What parts of the brain are impaired in schizophrenic patients?
A
Central executive functioning of the working memory
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