PS2: schizophrenia

Question 1

psychosis

Answer 1

feelings of paranoia, delusions, hallucinations, and a general loss of reality

Question 2

prodromal phase/prodrome

Answer 2

period of time directly before diagnosis, characterized by an abrupt change in behavior. ends with the onset of symptoms

Question 3

positive symptoms

Answer 3

behaviors or thoughts that are exhibited in addition to an individual’s normal behavior, such as delusions, hallucinations, or nervous tic

Question 4

hallucinations

Answer 4

false observations that are not based on reality but are perceived as such

Question 5

delusions

Answer 5

held beliefs that directly contradict what is observed in reality

Question 6

negative symptoms

Answer 6

lack or absence of an individual’s normal behavior, like the inability to eat or lack of emotion

Question 7

affect

Answer 7

display and conveying of emotion

Question 8

neuroleptics

Answer 8

dopamine receptor antagonists used to treat schizophrenia

Question 9

downward drift hypothesis

Answer 9

the symptoms of schizophrenia can lead to a decline in social wealth and resources, putting the individual at greater risk for experiencing worsening social factors and increasing the intensity of symptoms