Module 68 - Schizophrenia

Question 1

Schizophrenia

Answer 1

A disorder characterized by delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, and/or diminished, inappropriate emotional expression

Question 2

Psychotic disorders

Answer 2

A group of disorders marked by irrational ideas, distorted perceptions, and a loss of contact with reality

Question 3

Hallucinations

Answer 3

False sensory experiences, such as seeing something in the absence of an external visual stimulus

Question 4

Delusions

Answer 4

A false belief, often of persecution or grandeur, that may accompany psychotic disorders

Question 5

Chronic Schizophrenia (process schizophrenia)

Answer 5

A form of schizophrenia in which symptoms usually appear by late adolescence or early adulthood. As people age, psychotic episodes last longer and recovery periods shorten

Not likely to respond to drug therapy

Question 6

Acute Schizophrenia (reactive schizophrenia)

Answer 6

A form of schizophrenia that can begin at any age; frequently occurs in response to a traumatic event

Much more likely to respond to drug therapy