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Chapter 9 - Schizophrenia Flashcards

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Heterogeneity

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Tendency for people with disorder to differ from each other in symptoms, family, personal background, response to treatment and ability to live outside the hospital

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What is the first formal onset of first episode of schizophrenia?

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development of psychotic/positive symptoms

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What is the age onset?

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15-45 years of age

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How do the symptoms show up?

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can be gradual or abrupt

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what is the gender differences in developing the disorder

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equal rates in both men and women

if disorder develops after 45 years of age, more common in women

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is schizophrenia a relapsing disorder?

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yes, and tends to be chronic

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What groups is schizophrenia most common in?

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lower socio-economic groups - developing countries

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ratio of recovery

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1/7 patients

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positive symptoms

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exaggerated, distorted adaptions of normal behaviour

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what are examples of psychotic/positive symptoms

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hallucinations, delusions, thought and speech disorder, catatonic behaviour, grossly disorganized

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negative symptoms

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absence or loss of typical behaviours and experiences

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what are examples of negative symptoms

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avolition, alogia, anhedonia, associality

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avolition

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loss of motivation

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alogia

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speaking loss

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anhedonia

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inability to feel pleasure/lack of emotional responsiveness

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hallucination

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Perception like experiences that occur without external stimuli - auditory is most common

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delusions

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Fixed beliefs that don’t change even in light of conflicting evidence

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persecutory delusions

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paranoid delusions - individuals believe that they are being pursued or targeted for sabotage, ridicule, or deception (ex. strangers on street are undercover agents)

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referential delusions

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a belief that events, objects, or other individuals have personality relevant meaning (ex. songs that a DJ is playing have special meaning in life)

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somatic delusions

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perception of a change or disturbance in personal appearance or bodily function (ex. aliens in body causing headaches)

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religious delusions

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unusual religious experiences or beliefs (ex. Satan is leaving messages for me via TV)

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grandiose delusions

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possession of special or divine powers, abilities, or knowledge (ex. “I have the power to change the course of history”)

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affective flattening

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negative symptom - a lack of emotional expressiveness, failing to convey any feeling in their face, tone of voice, or body language

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what symptoms are involved with schizophrenia?

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1) delusions
2) hallucinations
3) disorganized speech
4) grossly disorganized or catatonic behaviour
5) negative symptoms - ex. alogia, anhedonia, avolition etc.

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how long must these symptoms be present?
1 month active period - 1 out the 3 symptoms (delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech) and the other can be anything - total of two, and a total of 6 month period with disturbance inclusive of 1 month active period
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disease markers
biological or behavioural traits or features of an individual that reliably reflect the presence of a medical or psychiatric disease or a predisposition to develop such a disease
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endophenotypes
Stable and enduring trait of the disorder that occurs before the onset of symptoms ex. Eye tracking and deficits on performance tests in schizophrenics
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Schizophrenogenic
the unsupported theory that cold and rejecting behaviour causes schizophrenia
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collective unconscious
the concept that symbols and myths are shared among people in a culture but remain beneath awareness - ex. swinging penis
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social drift
the tendency for people vulnerable to schizophrenia to "drift" down to lower social and economic levels
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hypokrisia
biological diathesis that occurs throughout the brain making nerve cells abnormally reactive to incoming stimulation
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cognitive slippage
information is disorganized, incoherent, and "scrambled"
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aversive drift
in Meehl's theory, the tendency for people with a genetic predisposition for schizophrenia to be perceived negatively and subjected to personal rejection, leading progressively to social withdrawal and alienation
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schizotype
suffer from "primary" cognitive slippage, difficulty feeling pleasure, social alienation, and other consequences of aversive drift
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vulnerability
diathesis - hereditary
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disorder-promoting events
stress - environmental
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neuropsychological tests
activate and depend on frontal region of brain - impairment on this test supports hypothesis that frontal brain is defective in the disorder
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FAS technique
20-25 words that began with F,A,S in 3 one minute trials - results showed that schizophrenic patients produced fewer words than healthier people
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Wisconsin Card Sorting Test
shown 4 key cards and patient is asked to match each card out of a deck of cards to a key card - results showed is easier for healthy people and schizophrenic patients make more mistakes and frequent mistakes
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brain structure in schizophrenics (CT/MRI)
larger ventricles, reduced grey matter volumes
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blood flow in schizophrenics (PET/fMRI)
less reduced blood flow or metabolism in the frontal region when engaged in a mental "activation" task
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Paul Meehl
hypokrisia , cognitive slippage, aversive drift - brain is overstimulated (too much info) causing info to be unorganized and then it interferes with how important/rewarding you find relationships
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Daniel Weinberger
biological vulnerability and surging stress hormones - person could inherit genetic defect that creates vulnerability for the disorder, also believed it was possible that subtle brain injuries during fetal development or birth could become a diathesis
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diathesis - stress model
genetic vulnerability/predisposition (diathesis) interacts with the environment/life events (stressors) to trigger behaviours or psychological disorders
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Elaine Walker
people with biological vulnerability for schizophrenia cannot cope with the effects of surging stress hormones on brain chemistry and begin to develop symptoms and clinical illness
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dopamine receptors hypothesis
dopamine is central to schizophrenia - antipsychotic drugs reduce symptoms by blocking dopamine receptors since dopamine increases activity
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insulin-coma
a seizure and loss of consciousness induced by administration of insulin
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psychosurgery
use of brain surgery to alter behaviour especially in relation to psychiatric disorders
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frontal lobotomies
the surgical cutting of connecting fibres within the frontal brain
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how does biological treatment help?
control/manage symptoms, less time in hospitals, few relapses, better life functioning
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where does biological treatment fall short?
discontinuation of medication, side effects, not helpful in providing occupational/daily living skills or social support
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what four elements did CBT focus on
1) emotional disturbances 2) psychotic symptoms 3) social disabilities 4) risk of relapse
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CBT theory
emotional and behavioural disturbances are influenced by subjective interpretation of life and illness experiences
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what is done in CBT therapy
patients are taught how to interpret correctly relevant environmental events and how to respond appropriately to social cues while interacting and communicating with other people
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results of CBT
gains in their psychosocial functioning, motivation and experienced reduced positive symptoms
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social skills training
learning-based intervention model for the development of practical social skills in schizophrenics - effective with younger patients
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CBBST
individual or group based treatments
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family therapy
conceptualizes the patient as a member of a family system and tailors treatment to the family as a whole
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prodrome
period before the appearance of psychotic symptoms when vulnerable adolescents often become withdrawn and suspicious
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Schizoaffective disorders
co-occurence of a major mood episode with schizophrenic symptoms (2 or more)
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how long must the delusions/hallucinations be present for in schizoaffective disorder?
2 weeks without the mood symptoms, mood symptoms are present for the majority of the total time meeting criteria for schizophrenia
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how long should the symptoms be present in schizoaffective disorders?
1 month period
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what is one symptom that must be present in schizoaffective disorders?
pervasive low mood
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what gender is schizoaffective disorders more common in?
females
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cannabis and psychosis
use is associated with twice the higher risk of psychosis
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what are the four psychotic disorders?
delusional disorder, brief psychotic disorder, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder
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how long must delusional disorder symptoms be present
1 month without any other psychotic symptoms
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what are some other categories that need to be met for delusional disorder
- behaviour is not bizarre - has never had schizophrenia - if mood symptoms are present, they are brief compared to duration of delusions
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what are the delusional disorder types
erotomanic, grandiose, jealous, persecutory, somatic, mixed, unspecified, with bizarre content
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gender differences for delusional disorder
equally common in men and women, more prevalent in older adults
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which type of delusional disorder type is the most common
persecutory
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what is the most common delusional disorder type in males
jealous
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brief psychotic disorder symptoms
delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior
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how long must the symptoms for brief psychotic disorder be present
from 1 day to a month - can occur after a severe stressor or during/after pregnancy
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gender differences for brief psychotic disorder
twice as common in women
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average age onset for brief psychotic disorder
mid-thirties, more common in developing ocuntries
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Bizzare delusion
Clearly implausible, not understandable, not related to real world content
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Disorganized or catatonic behaviour
Ranges from child like silliness to unpredictable agitation | Catatonic behaviour - negativism
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Outcomes of brief psychotic disorder
High risk of relapse and usually excellent outcome
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What happens if schizophrenics don't have an insight on their disorder?
Non-adherence to medication, relapse, involuntary treatment, aggression, poor course of illness
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What is more associated with increased risk of aggression for schizophrenia?
Young makes, past history of violence, non-adherence to treatment, substance abuse, impulsivity
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Schizophrenia and age expectancy
10-25 years shorter lifespan for schizophrenics and 2-3x higher mortality rate than general population
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Causes of excess mortality in schizophrenia
1) physical illness is common but are detected later and treated poorly 2) antipsychotic medications have negative side effects 3) unhealthy lifestyle ex. Smoking 4) lifetime suicide risk
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Cognition remediation training
Targets cognitive skills (ex. Memory, attention), medium range effect that are maintained over time

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