delusional disorders Flashcards
what is psychosis
a mental state characterized by profound disturbances in thought
what is schizophrenia
a disorder/disease of the brain (medical model), characterized by acute and chronic symptoms
what does an acute symptom mean
an extra symptom that wasn’t expected but happens briefly and goes away
what does a chronic symptom
a long lasting symptom expected in person but isn’t and is usually related to mood and emotion
schizophrenia acute symptoms
- hallucinations
- delusions
schizophrenia chronic symptoms
- blunted affect
- anhedonia
- asociality
- avolition
- alogia
whats the importance of emil kraeplin and eugen bleuler
- kraeplin was a supported of the medical model and created the term “dementia praecox” and said that schizophrenia was a brain disorder that was related to dementia
- bleluer supported the psychological model and said that schizophrenia didn’t start in adolescence and didn’t end with dementia
who supported kraeplin and who supported bleuler
kraeplin: european
bleuler: american
what are some of the possible reasons why schizophrenia diagnosis outcome is better than developing vs undeveloped countries?
- less stigma
- more family support
- more employment/ workplace flexibility
- different care approach
what is the concept of refrigerator moms and how is it schizophrenia
- the idea that these moms were too cold/distant to their children and as a result these children developed schizophrenia
- these parents pushed for schizophrenia to be recognized medically as a brain disease and not as a result of psychological parenting styles
how do genetics influence schizophrenia
- testing has shown that some genetics can be involved with schizophrenia and that there is a high overlap genetic overlap between schizophrenia and other mental disorders
what are some other biological factors that could impact schizophrenia
- viral infections
- birth complications
- brain structure
- unsteady dopamine levels
social causation hypothesis
there is some factor/factors in the environment that causes individuals to have/develop schizophrenia which ends up being correlated to the poorer environments
social drift hypothesis
people with schizophrenia have a hard time socially (like work and relationships) and they end up in poorer neighbourhoods
blunted affect
reduced emotional response
