Module 2 & Chapter 2

Question 1

Schizophreniform Disorder

Answer 1

Only effects for fewer than 6 months

Question 2

Schizoaffective Disorder

Answer 2

Symptoms of schizophrenia who also have mood disorder symptoms like depression

Question 3

Delusional Disorder

Answer 3

Persistent belief that is contrary to reality

Question 4

Brief Psychotic Disorder

Answer 4

One or more positive symptoms like hallucinations

Question 5

Attenuated psychosis syndrome

Answer 5

Individual is aware schizo moments are unusual

Question 6

Schizotypal

Answer 6

Less severe schizophrenia

Question 7

Course of Schizophrenia

Answer 7

Prodromal - gradual deterioration
Acute - delusions, hallucinations, etc
Residual - follows an acute phase, return to prodromal level

Question 8

Schizophrenia often appears in

Answer 8

late adolescence, early adulthood

Question 9

Prodromal phase often lasts

Answer 9

1-2 years

Question 10

Sometimes acute phase is triggered by

Answer 10

Trauma

Question 11

Positive vs Negative Symptoms

Answer 11

Active presentation of problematic symptoms, absence of insufficiency of behaviours

Question 12

Disorganized symptoms include

Answer 12

random speech, out of character behaviour, odd gestures

Question 13

Example of negative symptoms

Answer 13

Withdrawl, isolation

Question 14

To be diagnosed with Schizo you need

Answer 14

2 or more positive, negative, or disorganized symptoms be present for more than a month

Question 15

Positive symptoms involve

Answer 15

A break from reality, thought distortions

Question 16

Types of Delusions

Answer 16

Delusions of persecution, delusions of reference, delision of grandeur, delusion of control

Question 17

Delusion Definition

Answer 17

Beliefs that are held but are contrary to reality

Question 18

Cotard Syndrome

Answer 18

Person think part of their body has changed in an impossible way

Question 19

Capgras syndrome

Answer 19

Someone you know has been replaced by a double

Question 20

Schizophrenic people often have issues with

Answer 20

memory

Question 21

Alogia

Answer 21

Absence of speech, brief replies

Question 22

Avolition

Answer 22

Inability to initate/persist in activities, apathy

Question 23

Neologisms

Answer 23

Words that only have meaning to the people using them

Question 24

Some people can inherit a _____ to schizo and can be triggered by ___

Answer 24

predisposition, extreme stress

Question 25

Old Dopamine Hypothesis

Answer 25

Originally thought that schizophrenia was caused by an excess dopamine

Question 26

Newer Dopamine Hypothesis

Answer 26

Excess, oversensitive or deficient dopamine receptors rather than high dopamine

Question 27

Ketamine can result in

Answer 27

Schizo symptoms

Question 28

Biological Explanation of Schizo

Answer 28

Genetic factors, bad nutrition, enlarged ventricles, toxins

Question 29

Socio-cultural Explanations of Schizo

Answer 29

Stress, economic status, family functioning

Question 30

Social genic hypothesis

Answer 30

Stressors associated with being in a low social class may cause or contribute to the development of schizo

Question 31

Social-selection theory

Answer 31

Reverses the direction of causality between social class and schizophrenia

Question 32

Treatment for Schizo

Answer 32

Drugs, intervention, CBT

Question 33

People taking antipsychotics often develop

Answer 33

fidget behaviour and ridgid muscle

Question 34

Tardive Dsskinesia

Answer 34

mouth muscles involuntarily make sounds

Question 35

Psycosocial treatment

Answer 35

Selective reinforcement, token economy, social skill training, behavioural family therapy