Chapter 15 Schizophrenia, Major Affective Disorders, and Anxiety Disorders Flashcards
disorder of thought and emotion
separation between reality and a persons thoughts
schizophrenia
what symptoms do schizophrenia patients gain later?
delusions, hallucinations, thought disorder
what behaviors do schizo affected patients lose
- poverty of speech
- low initiative
- social withdrawal
- flattened emotional response
cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia?
- attention deficits
- low psychomotor speed
- memory/learning deficits
- poor abstract thinking
- poor problem solving
hyperactivity of dopaminergic neurons
positive symptoms of schizophrenia
developmental/degenerative brain structu
negative symptoms of schizophrenia
lack of movement, often hours at a time due to muscle rigidity
catatonia
factors that may produce neurological damage
birth trauma
viral infections: seasonality effects (schizophrenia more likely for winter births)
nutritional issues
stress
how does chlorpromazine act as an antipsychotic?
blocks dopamine receptors
affective disorder
bipolar disorder
treatments for depression
-drugs
- electroconvulsive shock (ECS)
- sleep deprivation
- phototherapy
- vagus nerve stimulation
- transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
deep brain stimulation
seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
form of depression evident in winter months
treatment for SAD
phototherapy: increased exposure to light improves mood
psychological disorder characterized by tension, overactivity of the autonomic nervous system, expectation of an impending disaster, and continuous vigilance for danger
anxiety disorder
disorder characterized by episodic periods of symptoms such as shortness of breath, irregularities in heartbeat, and other autonomic symptoms, accompanied by intense fear
panic disorder
