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3 types of symptoms for sz?

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pos
neg
disorganization

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Positive symptoms: what does this mean? aka…? what are the 2 symptoms?

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  • Excess or distortion of normal functions
  • aka psychotic symptoms
  • Hallucinations and delusions
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hallucinations def? what do we know about the senses and the relation between them? (ie what’s most common)

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  • Sensory experience that seems real to the person having it, but occurs in the absence of any external perceptual stimulus
  • can be any of the 5 senses
  • AUDITORY are most common
  • often hallucinations involve more than one sense integrated
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Delusions def?
how do they connect to other things?
often related to…?

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  • Rigidly held inaccurate beliefs or misrepresented versions of reality
  • Can be fragmented or contradictory to other things you believe
  • very often are related to hallucinations
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2 complications when assessing delusions?

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  • can be difficult to figure out the ultimate truth of a variety of situations
  • need to consider cultural and religious factors
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6 types of delusions?

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  • persecutory
  • referential
  • somatic
  • religious
  • grandiose
  • control
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persecutory def? ex?

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  • people believe they’re being persecuted, attacked, or others are out to get them in some way

ex. Poisoned, followed, spied on

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referential def? ex?

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  • believing that something you see or hear is specifically meant to send you a message

ex. tv is talking to YOU

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somatic def? ex?

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  • think that something is wrong with them physically (when nothing is)

ex. cancer, organs are rotting, there’s been a chip or camera implanted in them

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religious? ex?

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  • delusions related to religious beliefs or figures

exs:
- they’re a deity
- god is talking to you
- devil is talking to you / trying to get you to do something

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grandiose def? ex?

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  • people think that they have a special role/talent/power that other people don’t

ex. they’re a famous singer / athlete / president, etc.

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control def? ex?

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  • someone or something is controlling you in some way

exs:
- Putting thoughts in / out of your head
- People can read your mind / see your thoughts

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Delusions can be classified into what 2 categories? what’s the distinction?

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“bizarre” and “non-bizarre”

bizarre: could never happen IRL

non-bizarre: could possibly happen IRL (but isn’t)

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cotard delusion?

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belief that you’re dead (either literally or figuratively)

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capgras delusion?

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belief that a loved one has been replaced by an identical looking imposter

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What 7 considerations are important to determine when a belief becomes a delusion?

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Degree of…
- Conviction
- Preoccupation
- Not shared by others
- Personal (vs. broad) reference
- Difficult to resist
- Behavior change
- More likely to be a delusion if their hallucinations are connected to it

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conviction meaning?

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  • If you offer an alternative explanation for why their delusion might be happening and they admit it could be possible, it’s not as likely to be a delusion
  • or lower on the spectrum of delusion
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personal vs broad reference meaning?

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I specifically am being told to do these things vs. the role of humankind is to do these things

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Negative symptoms def? 2 main categories?

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  • Aspects of normal behavior and social relationships that that should be present, but are absent
  1. Diminished verbal and non-verbal expression
  2. Diminished motivation and pleasure
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Negative symptoms are considered to be more ___ than positive symptoms

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more stable over time

positive symptoms fluctuate a lot in severity in/out of active phases of psychosis

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What 2 symptoms fall under diminished verbal and non-verbal expression category?

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  1. blunted affect
  2. alogia
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Blunted affect def? how does it present? exs?

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  • Diminished verbal and non-verbal expression of emotion
  • flat tone when speaking
  • facial expression doesn’t change
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Alogia def? ex?

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  • speechlessness, reduction in how much they speak
  • brief replies, 1 word answers
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What 3 symptoms fall under the category of diminished motivation and pleasure?

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  1. Avolition
  2. Asociality
  3. Anhedonia
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Avolition def? ex?

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  • lack of motivation, inability to do purposeful tasks, lack of activity in general
  • might just sit and not do anything
  • not keep up with hygiene
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Asociality def?

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  • social withdrawal
  • behavioral and interest level component
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Anhedonia def?

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  • loss of interest in things that used to be pleasurable
  • inability to predict feeling pleasure doing certain activities
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Anticipatory vs consummatory pleasure?

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Anticipatory: “wanting” –> pleasure from thinking ab future activities, predicted level of pleasure

Consummatory: “liking” –> in the moment pleasure from doing something

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Anhedonia in MDD vs SZ?

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MDD:
- reduced anticipatory AND consummatory pleasure

SZ: (NEGATIVE symptoms, not depressive symptoms)
- reduced anticipatory, but NOT consummatory

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Disorganization def? 3 important symptom types?

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  • Reflects bizarre behaviors and disturbances in thinking
  1. Disorganized speech
  2. Catatonic behavior
  3. Grossly disorg. behavior
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Disorganized speech general/less severe symptoms?

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  • very difficult to follow
  • Conveys little, if any, meaning
  • Slip from one topic to another
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2 more severe symptoms of disorganized speech?

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  • clanging
  • word salad
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Clanging def?

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people put sentences together based on how the words sound/fit together/rhyme instead of the meaning/content

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Word salad def?

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saying a lot of words, probably makes sense to them, not clear at all to the person listening

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Catatonic behavior def? symptoms?

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  • Decreased awareness of and reactivity to environment
  • Immobility
  • Marked muscular rigidity
  • Purposeless/repetitive motor activity
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how do catatonic people react to treatment? why?

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  • When they’re first treated, they start to experience hallucinations and delusions
  • actually an improvement
  • they were so limited by catatonic state that treatment allows for psychosis, which can then be treated later
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Disorganized behavior: def? ranges from…? distinguished from…?

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  • behavior or affect that is inappropriate to the situation, “off” behavior
  • Ranges from childlike silliness to unpredictable violence
  • It is NOT:
    → Aimless or un-purposeful behavior
    → Agitated behavior with reason
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Cognitive impairments frequently seen in SZ? Importance/relevance?

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  • Working memory
  • Executive functioning
  • Social cognition (ex. Theory of mind)
  • Identifying sarcasm

NOT diagnostic criteria, but they ARE treatment targets to improve daily functioning
Ex. ability to take meds and go to work

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3 phases of SZ?

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  1. prodromal
  2. active
  3. residual
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prodromal phase characterized by?

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  • SUBTLE / attenuated symptom
  • mostly negative symptoms
  • socially isolated
  • decline in functioning (social, occupational, familial)
  • some cognitive decline
  • peculiar behaviors and odd perceptual experiences
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residual phase characterized by?

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  • not as extreme, similar to prodromal phase
  • still see impairment
  • fewer positive symptoms, psychosis improved
  • negative symptoms pronounced
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active phase characterized by?

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  • threshold psychosis
  • most severe phase
  • positive symptoms
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People with onset of prodromal-like symptoms/behavior change… approx ___% convert to threshold psychosis in __-__ years?
They are called…?

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approx 20-25% convert to threshold psychosis in 2-3 years?

Called clinical high risk for psychosis

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SZ criteria?

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A. 2+ of the following symptoms for > 1month
1. Delusions*
2. Hallucinations*
3. Disorganized speech*
4. Disorg. / catatonic behavior
5. Negative symptoms

B. Impairment
C. Disturbance for > 6months**
D. Rule out related disorders

(at least 1 of *)
**duration can be decreased some if they respond well to treatment

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What are the 5 differential diagnoses to rule out? What aspects of the criteria do you consider?

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Overall duration:
1. Schizophreniform disorder
2. Brief psychotic disorder

Extent of psychotic vs mood symptoms:
3. Schizoaffective disorder
4. Mood disorder w/ psychotic features

  1. Delusional disorder
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Brief psychotic disorder criteria?

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  • 1 day - 1 month
  • Need 1+ of: delusion, hallucination, disorg speech, disorg behavior
  • RETURN to premorbid level or functioning after one month
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Schizophreniform disorder? similarities to SZ? key distinction from SZ?

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similarities:
- Same as criteria A symptoms
- includes 3 phases
- active must be >1 month

Differences:
- lasts only 1-6 months
- impairment NOT necessary

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Mood disorder w/ psychotic features?

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  • Psychotic symptoms only occur DURING a mood episode (mania or depression)
  • mood congruent psychosis
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Schizoaffective disorder criteria? problems?

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  • Delusions or hallucinations for 2+ weeks in absence of mood symptoms
  • Mood symptoms present for MAJORITY of psychosis (active and residual)
  • really hard to ask people to think back and remember their symptoms
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Delusional disorder criteria?

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  • presence of 1+ delusion with duration of >/= 1 month
  • Criterion A for schizophrenia NOT met
  • Functioning NOT markedly impaired
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Lifetime prevalence of SZ?

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~ 1%

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Sex differences in SZ??

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MEN tend to have…
- Higher rates
- Earlier age of onset
- Worse premorbid functioning
- A more severe course

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People with SZ are more likely to have been exposed to ___ complications?

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  • problems in utero
  • birth complications
  • pregnancy: malnutrition, substance use, illness
  • sleep problems as baby
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2 hypotheses about SES?

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  1. Social causation
  2. social selection
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Social causation hypothesis?

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Negative factors related to low SES lead to development of illness

ie. low SES –> SZ

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Social selection hypothesis?

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Due to cognitive/social impairments, those who develop the illness are less able to progress to college or high-paying jobs, drifting to a lower SES

ie. SZ –> low SES

not enough to explain SZ risk

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social/environmental risk factors?

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  • urban living
  • migrant from other country
  • drug use, especially starting at young age
    –> cannabis by 15 = 4x more likely
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Brain abnormalities?

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  • not one specific thing could cause it
  • commonly see abnormal structure/function in frontal cortex & limbic areas
  • reduced gray matter volume (enlarged ventricles)
  • reduced total volume
  • dysconnectivity disorder
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Dopamine hypothesis?

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  • original: caused by excess dopamine
  • revised: caused by imbalance of dopamine system

Hyper –> positive
Hypo –> negative

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Neurodevelopmental model? Similar to what other model…?

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  • similar to diathesis stress model
  • dopamine activity peaks in adolescence –> stressors/risk factors during adolescence related to dopamine dysregulation
  • genetic risk + early environmental factors impact brain development & increase risk of psychosis later
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Medications? developed when?

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  • first line of treatment
  • 1st gen (traditional)
    –> 1950s
    –> yay something works
    –> lots of problems
  • 2nd gen (atypicals)
    –> 1990s
    –> alternatives, fewer problems
    –> not complete fix
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medications: problems?

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1st:
- extrapyramidal symptoms (ie. motor neural related)
–> muscular rigidity, tremors
–> involuntary movements
- tardive dyskinesia

2nd:
- weight gain/obesity
- lower white blood cell counts

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medications: efficacy? method / how they work?

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  • 1st/2nd gen similar efficacy
  • most effective for POSITIVE symptoms
  • Both block dopamine receptors in the cortical and limbic areas
64
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relapse rates after first acute psychotic episode? w/ & w/o meds?

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w/o: 65-70% relapse
w/: 40% relapse

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High expressed emotion meaning? correlated with what?

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  • Negative, critical and hostile attitudes and behavior on the part of the family
    AND/OR
  • Emotionally over-involved and intrusive towards patient
  • associated with higher relapse rates!
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Psychosocial treatments: 4 types of therapy? focus is on…?

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  1. Individual therapy
  2. Assertive community treatment
  3. Family-based treatment
  4. Social skills training

Focus on long-term strategies to improve quality of life

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Family based treatment: what is it? efficacy?

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  • improve coping skills of family members
  • educational component
  • minimize conflict & unrealistic expectations
  • delays relapse, but does not prevent it in long run
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Social skills training: for who? goals? efficacy?

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  • for people who can avoid relapse, but still have social/occupational impairment
  • models & reinforces appropriate social behaviors
  • leads to improved social adjustment
  • no proven benefit on relapse rates

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