Chapter 12: Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders Flashcards
affect of schizophrenia
flat
associative looseness schizophrenia
illogical thinking
schizophrenia autism
thinking that’s not bound to reality
schizophrenia ambivalence
feeling you can’t make up your mind
hallmark sign of schizophrenia spectrum disorders
psychosis
psychosis is
- altered _________
- altered ___________
and/or
- impaired ability to determine what is or is not ________
cognition
perception
real
delusional disorder
false thoughts or beliefs
time frame for delusional disorder
1 month
delusional disorder delusion types
- grandiose
better than everyone
the best
delusional disorder delusion types
- persecutory
after them
delusional disorder delusion types
- somatic
physical
delusional disorder delusion types
- referential
specific
can be religion
keep going back to it
delusional disorder
are delusions severe enough to impair functioning
no
- do not harm self or others
- do not cause unable to meet basic needs
schizophreniform disorder
- difference between this and schizophrenia
time difference
this one last less than 6 months
schizophreniform disorder
- will impaired social/occupational functioning be apparent
may or may not
will schizophreniform disorder return to previous level of funcitoning
maybe
what should be ruled out before a primary diagnosis of schizophrenia is made
substance use and medical conditions
brief psychotic disorder time frame
last longer than 1 day but no longer than 1 month
will brief psychotic disorder return to normal functioning
it is expected
brief psychotic disorder
- sudden onset of
delusions
hallucinations
disorganized speech
disorganized or catatonic behavior
schizoaffective disorder
- effects what
thought and mood!!!!
schizoaffective disorder
- schizophrenia mixed with
major depressive disored
manic
mixed episode
cis characterized by
psychosis
when do schizophrenia start to present
15-25 years old
time frame for schizophrenia
longer than 6 months otherwise it is schizophreniform disorder
schizophrenia onset
gradual
comorbidity disorders in schizophrenia
POLYDIPSIA
substance us disorders
suicude
anxiety
depression
schizophrenia
- dopamine hypothesis
excess dopamine is responsible for psychotic symptoms
stages of schizophrenia
prodromal
acute
stabilization
maintenance
prodromal stage
onset
mild changes
beginning stages
can treat to prevent psychosis
acute stage
exacerbations of symptoms
delusions and hallucinations
changed distortions
can be slow or abrupt
actively psychotic
stabilization phase
symptom diminishing
get to baseline
education
maintence or residual
new baseline is established
similar to symptoms experienced during prodromal
positive symptoms examples
deusions
hallucinations
negative symptoms examples
autism
affective flattening
avolition
social withdrawn
alogia
positive symptoms definition
presence of symptoms that should not be present
negative symptoms definition
absence of qualities that should be present
cognitive symptoms definition
subtle or obvious impairment in memory, attention, thinking, and impaired executive functioning
affective symptoms
symptoms involving emotions and their expression
positive symptoms are associated with
acute onset