Lecture 3 Flashcards

Schizophrenia & Related Disorders

1
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Prior to the _______ mental disabilities were often described in one category which included intellectual delay, mental illness, and organic brain disorders.

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1800’s

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Early _____ - Start of division of mental illness into cognitive – affective – behavioural domains

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1800

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3
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1897 - Emil Kraepelin coined the term _______

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dementia praecox

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4
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1911 - Eugen Bleuler coined the term __________, and positive and negative symptoms

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schizophrenia

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5
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1959 - Kurt Schneider developed his concept schneiderian symptoms of schizophrenia
Become the foundation of the ______

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DSM II

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6
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Audible thoughts
Experience of influences controlling the body
Thought broadcasting
Thought withdrawal
Thought insertion
Delusional perception

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Scheiderian symptoms

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7
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appears to be the strong predictor in development of schizophrenia

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Genetics (family history)

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8
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is not solely responsible in ½ of the cases of identical twins only one twin will experience schizophrenia

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Genetics

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9
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Prenatal exposure to influenza
Prenatal exposure to lead
Prenatal exposure to toxoplasma gondii
Obstetrical complications

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Prenatal and Perinatal factors

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10
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Predispositions and vulnerabilities for schizophrenia (diatheses)
People’s vulnerabilities must interact with life stresses to trigger the onset of the illness
Vulnerability + Stress

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Diathesis-stress models

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_______ can include:
Trauma
Virus
Prenatal and perinatal complications
Substance use

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Diathesis-stress models: Stressors

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12
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Good evidence to show that ______ can trigger schizophrenia, cause relapse, and worsen symptoms.

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stress

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13
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3 neurotransmitters schizophrenia

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Dopamine hypothesis
Glutamate hypothesis
Serotonin hypothesis

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14
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Reduced grey matter
Low activation of frontal cortex
Ventricle enlargement
Hippocampal atrophy

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Neurological changes: Schizophrenia

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15
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Schizophrenia
Schizophreniform Disorder
Schizoaffective Disorder
Schizotypal Personality Disorder

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DSM 5 – Schizophrenia Spectrum

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16
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Delusions
Hallucinations

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Positive Symptoms

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17
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Distortions or exaggerations in language and communication
Disorganized speech
Disorganized behavior

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Cognitive Symptoms

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18
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Affective flattening
Avolition
Alogia
Anhedonia
Asociality
Anosognosia
Apathy
Catatonia

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Negative Symptoms

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19
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significant or severe lack of motivation or a pronounced inability to complete purposeful tasks

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Avolition

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20
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symptom that causes you to speak less, say fewer words or only speak in response to others

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Alogia

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21
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lack of interest, enjoyment or pleasure from life’s experiences

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Anhedonia

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22
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lack of motivation to engage in social interaction, or a preference for solitary activities

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Asociality

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23
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a neurological condition in which the patient is unaware of their neurological deficit or psychiatric condition

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Anosognosia

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24
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lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern

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Apathy

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25
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a lack of movement and communication, and also can include agitation, confusion

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Catatonia

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26
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Being spied on by someone who means harm or who is part of a conspiracy. Being followed or tracked. Being lied to or given misinformation.

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Delusion: Persecutory/paranoid

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27
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refers to the mistaken belief that ordinary events and normal human behavior have hidden meanings that somehow relate to the individual experiencing the delusions

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Delusion: Referential

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28
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are unfounded or inaccurate beliefs that one has special powers, wealth, mission, or identity

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Delusion: Grandiose

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29
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an individual believes that another person, usually of higher status, is in love with them

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Delusion: Erotomanic

30
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belief of being dead, decomposed or annihilated, having lost one’s own internal organs or even not existing entirely as a human being

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Delusion: Nihilistic

31
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the individual believes something is wrong with part or all of their body

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Delusion: Somatic

31
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“I am god”

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Delusion: Religious

32
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something that could never happen in real life, such as being cloned by aliens or having your thoughts broadcast on TV

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Delusion: Bizarre

32
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individual has a delusional belief that their spouse (or sexual partner) is being unfaithful w/ no evidence

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Delusion: Jealous

33
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he belief that a person can control others with their thoughts, or that they have godlike powers

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Delusion: Magical thinking

34
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Thought insertion
Thought broadcasting
Thought withdrawal

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Delusions of control

35
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involves somehow experiencing one’s own thoughts as someone else’s

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Thought insertion

36
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Delusion that one’s thought is projected and perceived by others

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Thought broadcasting

37
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the delusional belief that thoughts have been ‘taken out’ of the patient’s mind, and the patient has no power over this

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Thought withdrawal

38
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lack of logical relationship between thoughts and ideas – conversation shifts from one topic to another in unrelated manner

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Loose associations

39
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takes a long time to make a point – excessive detail

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Circumstantiality

40
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speaker does not return to central point

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Tangentiality

41
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pause or interruption in train of thought (paucity of thought)

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Thought blocking

42
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creation of new words

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Neologisms

43
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rapid verbalization, jumping from one topic to another

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Flight of ideas

44
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incoherent mixture of words

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Word salad

45
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focused on a specific topic, returns to the topic even after topic has changed

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Perseveration

46
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use of words or phrases that have similar sounds (hell, bell, sell, well, swell) – not associated in meaning

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Clang association

47
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echoing the words and statements used by others

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Echolalia

48
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Psychomotor agitation
Psychomotor retardation
May not be goal directed and leads to difficulty preforming activities of daily living

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Cognitive Symptoms: Disorganized Behaviours

49
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______ and ________ can both refer to either motor symptoms or psychic symptoms.

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Agitation; retardation

50
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internally agitated

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Psychic agitation

51
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pacing etc

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Motoric agitation

52
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internal feeling of being slowed down

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Psychic retardation

53
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slowed movements

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Motoric retardation

54
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Combination of cognitive, affective and motor symptoms

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Catatonic symptoms

55
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Stupor
Catalepsy
Waxy flexibility
Mutism
Negativism
Posturing
Mannerism
Stereotypy
Agitation
Grimacing
Echolalia
Echopraxia

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Negative Symptoms: Catatonia

56
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a state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility.

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Stupor

57
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a medical condition characterized by a trance or seizure with a loss of sensation and consciousness accompanied by rigidity of the body

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Catalepsy

58
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patient’s body showing resistance to being moved

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Waxy flexibility

59
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an inability or unwillingness to speak, resulting in the absence or marked paucity of verbal output

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Mutism

60
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little or no response to instructions or external stimuli

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Negativism

61
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actively holding a posture against gravity

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Posturing

62
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carrying out odd, exaggerated actions

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Mannerism

63
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repetitive movements without an apparent reason

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Stereotypy

64
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holding the same facial expression, usually with stiff or tense facial muscles

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Grimacing

65
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involuntary repetition or imitation of another person’s actions

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Echopraxia

66
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Criterion A: Presence of one or more delusions for one month or more
Criterion B: Has never met Criterion for schizophrenia
Criterion C: Functioning not markedly impaired & behaviour not obviously odd, mental status & social functioning intact (outside of direct impact of delusion).
Criterion D: Any mood disorders are brief compared with total duration of delusional period
Criterion E: Not better accounted for by substances or general medical condition

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Types of delusional disorders

67
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May appear fairly sudden to others but symptoms often begin to slowly develop over six months to a year
Prodromal Stage
- Changes in personality
- Withdrawal
- Dropping out of normal activities

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Onset of Schizophrenia

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