chap 11 schizophrenia Flashcards
schizophrenia
disorder with impaired cognitive processes, personality disintegration, mood disturbances and social withdraw
psychosis
loss of contact with reality or distorted view of it
positive symptoms of schizophrenia
involves unusual thoughts or perceptions hallucinations and delusions, new to the person experiencing them
paranoid ideation
suspect the actions and motives of other people
persecutory delusions
thoughts and ideas that other people are out to get them
What are the four categories for Schizophrenia
positive symptoms, psychomotor, abnormalities, cognitive symptoms, and negative symptoms
cognitive symptoms of schizo
problems with attention memory and developing a plan of action
loosening of associations or cognitive slippage
the continual shifting from topic to topics without any apparent logical or meaningful connection between the thoughts
Overinclusiveness
abnormal way of categorizing items
catatonia
disturbance in motor activity extreme excitement or rigid immobility
Difference between excited catatonia and withdrawn
excited disorganized behavior very agitated, hyperactive and lack inhibitions. withdrawn extremely unresponsive prolong periods of stupor or mutism
negative symptoms of schizo
inability to take actions, can not express emotions or feel pleasure
diagnosis of schizo
two of the following must be present delusions or hallucinations, disorganized speech, gross motor disturbances and negative symptoms. 2 must be hallucination delusions or disorganized speech.
premorbid
before the onset of major symptoms
the three phases of schizo
1 prodromal 2 active and 3 residual