Positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia Flashcards
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Affect (-)
Blunt or flat facial expression
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Alogia (-)
Poverty of thought or speech
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Anergia (-)
lack of energy
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Anhedonia (-)
lack of pleasure or joy, indifferent
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Avolition (-)
lack of motivation in activities and hygiene
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Emotional Ambivalence (-)
Need for and fear of intimacy - opposite emotions to the same person, object or situation
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Deteriorated appearance (-)
grooming/self-care is neglected.
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Waxy flexibility (+)
Allow body parts to be placed in bizarre of uncomfortable positions and stay there
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Posturing (+)
Voluntary assumption of inappropriate or bizarre posture
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Pacing and rocking (+)
Pacing back and forth and rocking the body
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Cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia
Disordered thinking inability to make decisions poor problem solving abilities difficulty concentrating to perform tasks memory deficits (long term and working memory like finding an address)
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Affective symptoms
manifestations involving emotions such as hopelessness or suicidal ideation
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Ideas of reference (+)
Misconstrues trivial events and attaches personal significance to them. People on the TV are talking about you, the song is about you.
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Persecution (+)
Feels singled out for harm by others They’re out to get me!!
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Grandeur (+)
Believes that she/he is all powerful and important I am God!
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Somatic delusions (+)
Believes that his body is changing in an unusual way The doctor says I’m not pregnant, but I know I am
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Jealousy (+)
May believe that her spouse is sexually involved with another individual
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Being controlled (+)
Believes that a force outside of body is controlling him/her The dentist put fillings in my tooth so now I receive transmissions that control what I think and do
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Thought broadcasting (+)
Believes that her/his thoughts are heard by others
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Thought insertion (+)
Believes that others’ thoughts are being inserted into their mind
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Thought withdrawal (+)
Believes that her thoughts have been removed from her mind by an outside agency
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Religiosity (+)
Obsessed with religious beliefs
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Paranoia (+)
Extreme suspiciousness of others, their actions or perceived intentions
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Magical thinking (+)
Thoughts have control over specific situations or people Make a magical land
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Flight of ideas (+)
Stringing together words into a sentence
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Neologism (+)
Made up words that have meaning only to the client. Ask for the definitions
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Echolalia (+)
The client repeats the words spoken to him “Are you having a good day?” “Good day”
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Clang association (+)
Meaningless rhyming of words, often forceful “Fox, Box, Lox”
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Word Salad (+)
Words jumbled together with little meaning or significance to the listener.
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Circumstantiality (+)
Individual delays in reaching the point of communication because of unnecessary and tedious details
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Tangentiality (+)
Person NEVER gets to the point of communication
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Mutism (+)
Inability or refusal to speak (flat affect)
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Perseveration (+)
Repeats the same word or idea in response to different questions “Whats your favorite color” “If that’s what you say” “What color is that?” “If that’s what you say”
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Gustatory hallucinations (+)
Experiencing unpleasant tastes
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Tactile hallucinations (+)
Feeling bodily sensations (bugs)
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Depersonalization (+)
Feel like they’ve lost their identity; self is different or unreal
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Personal boundary difficulties (+)
Hard to tell where their boundaries end and another persons begins
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Derealization (+)
Perception that the environment has changed
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Echopraxia (+)
Purposely imitate movements made by others
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Echolalia (+)
Repeats the word they hear
