Exam 2- Schizophrenia and Dissociative Disorders Flashcards
What are types of schizophrenia?
- Disorganized
- Catatonic
- Paranoid
- Undifferentiated
Incoherent, severe thought disturbances, inappropriate and silly behavior are symptoms of what types of schizophrenia?
Disorganized
Stupor, excitement, waxy flexibility, mutism, withdrawal, and doing opposite of what is being said are symptoms of what type of schizophrenia?
Catatonic
What type of schizophrenia can be dangerous?
Paranoid
Hallucinations, delusions (persecution), strong emotions are symptoms of what type of schizophrenia?
Paranoid
Mixed characteristics, and criteria of more than one type are symptoms of what type of schizophrenia?
Undifferentiated
What are cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia?
-Impaired memory, processing of information, and executive functioning
What is included in executive functioning?
- Reasoning
- Anticipation
- Planning
When communicating with psychotic patients should you talk clearly and use short sentences, in a calm and non-threatening voice?
Yes
When communicating with a psychotic patient should you be empathetic with how the person feels about their beliefs and experiences ?
Yes
When communicating with a psychotic patient should you validate the person’s own experience of frustration or distress, as well as the positives of their experience?
Yes
When communicating with a psychotic patient should you listen to the way that the person explains and understands their experiences?
Yes
When communicating with a psychotic patient should you NOT state any judgements about the content of the person’s beliefs and experiences?
Yes
When communicating with a psychotic patient should you NOT argue, confront or challenge someone about their beliefs and experiences?
Yes
When communicating with a psychotic patient should you accept if they don’t want to talk to you, but be available if they change their mind?
Yes
When communicating with a psychotic patient should you be mindful that the person may be fearful of what they are experiencing?
Yes
Is it helpful to use the same language that the person with psychosis uses to describe their experiences?
(Ex: if person refers to the voice they hear as “Rodney”, you should do the same)
Yes
What are positive symptoms of Schizophrenia and dissociative disorder?
- Delusions
- Hallucinations
- Ideas of reference
- Neologisms
- Regressive behavior
- Echolalia
- Echopraxia
- Clanging
- Pressured speech
What is a belief or altered reality that is persistently held despite evidence or agreement to the contrary, generally in reference to a mental disorder?
Delusions
A perception of having seen, heard, touched, tasted, or smelled something that wasn’t actually there is called what?
Hallucinations
What involve a person having a belief or perception that are irrelevant, unrelated or innocuous things in the world are refereeing to them directly or have special personal significance are called what?
Ideas of reference or delusions of reference
Thinking static on the phone is a wire tap is an exempt of what positive symptom in relation to schizophrenia or dissociative disorders?
Ideas of reference or delusions of reference
A newly coined word or expression is known as what?
Neologisms
A return to a former or less developed state refers to what?
Regression