Module 51 Flashcards
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Schizophrenia
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Literal translation: split mind. Characterized by disorganized thinking, disturbed perceptions, and inappropriate emotions and actions.
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Hallucinations
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Perceiving things that aren’t really there (sensory experience without sensory input).
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Subtypes of Schizophrenia
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Paranoid, disorganized, catatonic, undifferentiated, and residual.
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Chronic and Acute Schizophrenia
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- when schizophrenia is slow to develop and recovery is doubtful.
- when schizophrenia rapidly develops and recovery is better.
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Dopamine Overactivity:
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Researchers have found that schizophrenia patients express higher levels of dopamine D4 receptors in the brain.
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Viral Infection
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Schizophrenia has also been observed in individuals who contracted a viral infection (flu) during the middle of their fetal development.
