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M5: Schizophrenia Flashcards

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relationship b/w schizophrenia and psychotic disorders

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schizophrenia is one of many psychotic disorders

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characteristics of psychotic disorders (2)

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(1) out of touch w/ reality (2) possessing abnormal thinking and sensory processes

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schizophrenia (+) symptoms

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symptoms not found in normal people

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schizophrenia (-) symptoms

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absence of normal behaviors

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common (+) symptoms of schizophrenia (4)

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auditory hallucinations + delusions: persecution, grandeur, control

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common (-) symptoms of schizophrenia (3)

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avolition, alogia, anhedonia

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avolition

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severe lack of motivation

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alogia

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inability to speak

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anhedonia

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inability to feel pleasure

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natural course of schizophrenia (4)

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4 phases: (1) premorbid (2) prodromal (3) psychotic (4) stable

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Kraepelin: “dementia praecox”

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premature dementia; refers to schizophrenia

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DSM subtypes of schizophrenia (5)

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paranoid, disorganized, catatonic, undifferentiated, residual

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schizophrenia is associated with what characteristic?

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creativity

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brain difference found in children who developed schizophrenia prior to puberty (2)

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larger ventricles in brain + loss of gray matter

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differences found in DNA of people w/ schizophrenia

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increased deletions and duplications of base sequences

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neuromotor abnormalities of eyes found in schizophrenics and relatives

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schizophrenics follow smooth movements of objects w/ periods of quick jerky movements (appear to be catching up w/ objects)

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default network of brain in schizophrenics

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reduced suppression of default network during cognitive tasks

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auditory hallucinations appear to involve problems with …

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transferring info from left inferior gyrus to Wernicke’s language understanding area

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evidence that supports dopamine overactivity as causing schizophrenia

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(1) drugs that reduce dopamine&raquo_space; ease symptoms (2) stress + amphetamine&raquo_space; raise dopamine&raquo_space; triggers symptoms (3) creativity related to dopamine production

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schizophrenic symptoms are associated w abnormal activity in what brain region

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prefrontal lobes

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role of glutamate in schizophrenia

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un-blocked glutamate receptors influence dopamine

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Charlie Chaplin Illusion applied to top-down evidence for schizophrenia

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schizophrenic people cannot recognize a mask from the back side which suggests they have trouble imposing sensory expectation on a stimulus

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psychotic symptoms of psychiatry first appear in …

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adolescence or early adulthood

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relationship b/w schizophrenia, smoking, + substance abuse

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schizophrenics more likely to be smokers and substance abusers

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factors that predict poorer outcomes in schizophrenic patients (5)

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(1) male (2) early symptoms (3) going w/out treatment for a long time (4) having many cognitive symptoms (5) more (-) than (+) symptoms

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treating schizophrenics out of the hospital has resulted in …

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a large number becoming homeless

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chlorpromazine best treats schizophrenics w …

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(+) symptoms

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tardive dyskinesia (2)

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(1) side effect of 1st generation antipsychotics (2) involves involuntary movements, esp. tongue and lip movements

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major advantage of 2nd generation antipsychotics

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work better for bother (+) and (-) symptoms

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example of maladaptive cognitive appraisals of schizophrenics

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“I’m not as good as other people”

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maladaptive cognitive appraisals lead to …

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nonfunctional behavior (i.e. social withdrawal, reduction of task effort)

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therapeutic alliance (2)

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(1) strong, trusting relationship b/w therapist and client (2) important to est at onset of therapy

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