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Block 4 Lecture 3 -- Psychosis: Schizophrenia Flashcards

1
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What are the types of schizophrenia?

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1) catatonic
2) disorganized (hebephrenic)
3) paranoid
4) residual
5) undifferentiated

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What are sxs of catatonic schizophrenia?

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withdrawn; little to no movement;

– possibly vegetative

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What are sxs of disorganized (hebephrenic) schizophrenia?

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verbally incoherent; flat effect; inappropriate emotions or behavior

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What are sxs of paranoid schizophrenia?

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delusion; hallucinations; false beliefs of grandeur

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What are sxs of residual schizophrenia?

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long-term

    • negative symptoms remain
    • most other sxs have disappeared
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What are sxs of undifferentiated schizophrenia?

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multiple symptom types

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What is a hallucination?

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hearing/seeing/feeling things that aren’t real

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What is a delusion?

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holding unusual beliefs not shared by others

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What are causes of psychosis?

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1) schizophrenia
2) bipolar/unipolar
3) HIV or other infection
4) genetics
5) drug-induced

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Define psychosis.

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abnormal condition of the mind; loss of contact with reality

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Define schizophrenia.

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chronic brain disorder affecting thinking, feeling, and actions
– not a split/multiple personality

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What are positive symptoms of schizophrenia?

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1) delusions
2) hallucinations
3) disorganized speech/thinking
4) grossly disorganized behavior
5) catatonic behaviors
6) psychomotor agitation

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What are negative symptoms of schizophrenia?

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1) affective flattening
2) avolition
3) alogia
4) anhedonia
5) attentional deficits
6) social withdrawal

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Define avoliton.

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lack of motivation for initiating tasks

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Define alogia.

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difficulty or inability to speak

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Define anhedonia.

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lack of interest/enjoyment in life

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What are cognitive sxs of schizophrenia?

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1) slow/disorganized thinking
2) difficulty understanding
3) poor concentration, memory
4) difficulty expressing and integrating thoughts/feelings/behavior

– impaired attention, memory, and executive function

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What are the mood sxs of cognitive schizophrenia?

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1) depression
2) dysphoria
3) hopelessness
4) demoralization
5) anxiety
6) guilt

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What are the symptom categories of schizophrenia?

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1) positive
2) negative
3) cognitive
4) mood

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20
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What are the current hypotheses for schizophrenia pathophys?

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1) DA hypothesis
2) serotonin hypothesis
3) Glu hypothesis
4) GABA hypothesis

21
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What structural abnormalities are present in schizophrenia?

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1) enlargement of lateral ventricles
2) slight reduction in cerebral cx thickness
3) reduced total brain volume

22
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What are the 4 main brain DA pathways?

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1) mesolimbic
- - VTA to NA, HP, Amygdala
2) mesocortical
- - VTA to FCx
3) nigrostriatal
- - SN to striatum
4) tuberoinfundibular
- - HT to AP

23
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What is the role of the ML system in schizophrenia?

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positive sxs; worsened by DA

24
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What is the role of the MC system in schizophrenia?

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negative sxs; mitigated by DA

25
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What is the role of the NS system in schizophrenia?

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posture and involuntary movement; worsened by DA

26
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What is the role of the TI system in schizophrenia?

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involved with ADRs

– DA decreases PRL release

27
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Describe the DA hypothesis of schizophrenia.

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1) ML system overactive
2) MC system underactive
- - disturbed, hyperactive dopaminergic system
- - hyperactivity of D2r

28
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What is DA’s function in the CNS (effects)?

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1) reward
2) pleasure
3) motor function (fine tuning)
4) compulsion
5) perserverance

29
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What are the strengths of the DA hypothesis in schizophrenia?

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    • amphetamines increase DA to produce psychotic symptoms

- - antipsychotic drugs (block DA) reduce positive sxs

30
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What are weaknesses of the DA hypothesis?

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1) amphetamines only mimic positive sxs; FGAs only reduce positive sxs
2) D2r blockade is rapid, but clinical effects take weeks
3) studies show no change in DAr density
4) hallucinogens and anesthetics also cause dose-dependent psychotic sxs

31
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What is serotonin’s function in the CNS (effects)?

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1) mood
2) memory
3) processing
4) sleep

32
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What are the strengths of the serotonin hypothesis?

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5-HT2a agonists (LSD, psilocybin) cause hallucination like schizophrenia

33
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What are the weaknesses of the serotonin hypothesis?

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5-HT2a agonists typically ONLY associated with VISUAL hallucinations

34
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What are the strengths of the Glutamate hypothesis?

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1) decreased [Glu] in CSF
2) decreased [NMDAr]
3) decreased [presynaptic VGLUT]
4) noncompetitive NMDAr agonists (PCP, ketamine) cause positive/negative/cognitive sxs
- - exacerbation in schizophrenics

35
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What are the strengths of the GABA hypothesis?

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1) decreased [GABA] in CSF
2) decreased no. of GABA neurons
3) decreased expression of glutamic acid decarboxylase (necessary for GABA synthesis)

36
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What are the weaknesses of the GABA hypothesis?

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1) cause/effect relationship unclear

2) no supportive results from BZD studies

37
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How is schizophrenia diagnosed?

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2 or more sxs for 1+ mos during last 6 mos

– markedly decreased level of functioning

38
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What is the prognosis for schizophrenic patients?

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of the 45% who receive treatment:

1) 1/3 recover
2) 1/3 improve with relapses and residual disability
3) 1/3 remain incapacitated

39
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What factors correlate with good prognosis?

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1) late/sudden onset
2) married, female, no f/h
3) high IQ
4) positive sxs
5) compliance and good support

40
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What factors correlate with poor prognosis?

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1) young age of onset
2) unmarried, male, f/h
3) low IQ
4) negative sxs

41
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What “therapies” are used for schizophrenia? (non-drug)

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1) support groups, etc.
2) Assertive Community Treatment
3) Social Media and Smartphone apps
- - better socialize outside home
4) skills training
- - social interaction, independence
5) CBT
- - strategies for coping with sxs

42
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What is ACT?

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Assertive Community Treatment

    • multidisciplinary team of providers for high-risk patients
    • psychiatrist (MD), psychologist, psychiatric nurse, social worker, case manager
43
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What are environmental factors that lead to schizophrenia?

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prenatal
-- prenatal virus exposure
-- poor maternal nutrition
perinatal
-- poor perinatal nutrition
-- perinatal hypoxia
-- birth trauma
-- advanced paternal age
-- birth order
adolescence
-- stress, drug abuse, age, neurotrauma, psychotrauma
44
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Describe the genetic causes of schizophrenia.

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lots of small genetic defects scattered across genome

– genes are huge factor

45
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What causes schizophrenia?

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– critical genetic load

or,
– healthy patient w/ environmental factors

46
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Describe incidence/relative prevalence of schizophrenia?

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top 10 cause of disability in developed countries

    • 0.6-2% of world
    • highest in males early in life; females later
47
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How much does suicide risk increase in a schizophrenic patient?

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50x

48
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What kind of hallucinations do schizophrenic patients experience?

A

auditory
visual
tactile
olfactory

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