Module 2 & Chapter 2 Flashcards
Schizophreniform Disorder
Only effects for fewer than 6 months
Schizoaffective Disorder
Symptoms of schizophrenia who also have mood disorder symptoms like depression
Delusional Disorder
Persistent belief that is contrary to reality
Brief Psychotic Disorder
One or more positive symptoms like hallucinations
Attenuated psychosis syndrome
Individual is aware schizo moments are unusual
Schizotypal
Less severe schizophrenia
Course of Schizophrenia
Prodromal - gradual deterioration
Acute - delusions, hallucinations, etc
Residual - follows an acute phase, return to prodromal level
Schizophrenia often appears in
late adolescence, early adulthood
Prodromal phase often lasts
1-2 years
Sometimes acute phase is triggered by
Trauma
Positive vs Negative Symptoms
Active presentation of problematic symptoms, absence of insufficiency of behaviours
Disorganized symptoms include
random speech, out of character behaviour, odd gestures
Example of negative symptoms
Withdrawl, isolation
To be diagnosed with Schizo you need
2 or more positive, negative, or disorganized symptoms be present for more than a month
Positive symptoms involve
A break from reality, thought distortions
Types of Delusions
Delusions of persecution, delusions of reference, delision of grandeur, delusion of control
Delusion Definition
Beliefs that are held but are contrary to reality
Cotard Syndrome
Person think part of their body has changed in an impossible way
Capgras syndrome
Someone you know has been replaced by a double
Schizophrenic people often have issues with
memory
Alogia
Absence of speech, brief replies
Avolition
Inability to initate/persist in activities, apathy
Neologisms
Words that only have meaning to the people using them
Some people can inherit a _____ to schizo and can be triggered by ___
predisposition, extreme stress
Old Dopamine Hypothesis
Originally thought that schizophrenia was caused by an excess dopamine
Newer Dopamine Hypothesis
Excess, oversensitive or deficient dopamine receptors rather than high dopamine
Ketamine can result in
Schizo symptoms
Biological Explanation of Schizo
Genetic factors, bad nutrition, enlarged ventricles, toxins
Socio-cultural Explanations of Schizo
Stress, economic status, family functioning
Social genic hypothesis
Stressors associated with being in a low social class may cause or contribute to the development of schizo
Social-selection theory
Reverses the direction of causality between social class and schizophrenia
Treatment for Schizo
Drugs, intervention, CBT
People taking antipsychotics often develop
fidget behaviour and ridgid muscle
Tardive Dsskinesia
mouth muscles involuntarily make sounds
Psycosocial treatment
Selective reinforcement, token economy, social skill training, behavioural family therapy
