Psychopathology Flashcards
Schizophrenia
Two or more active phase symptoms for at least one month: at least one symptom is delusion hallucinations or disorganized speech
Signs of the disorder for at least 6 months
Activate symptoms
- delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior, And negative symptoms
Negative symptoms
- take away
- diminished emotional expression
-anhedonia
Avolition-
Avolition
Decrease in motivated self-initiated activities
Anhedonia
- decreased ability to experience pleasure from positive experiences
Prodormal symptoms
- often proceed the active phase
- Non-Psychotic
social withdrawal, loss of interest in activities in people and decreased or inappropriate emotions
Residual symptoms
- follow active phase
Mild hallucinations, unusual or odd beliefs that are not of delusional, proportion, and or negative symptoms
Better prognosis of schizophrenia
- abrupt and later on set, precipitating stressor, female gender, insight into the illness, and no family history of schizophrenia
Elevated risk of reluctance for schizophrenia, mood, & eating dos
- high levels of expressed emotions are family members towards the client
- hostility and criticism or emotional over involvement family members Express towards client
Etiology of schizophrenia
- heredity, neurotransmitter abnormalities, in brain abnormalities
Heredity and schizophrenia
- The greater the degree of genetic similarity, the greater the concordance rate.
Concordance rate of Biological sibling and schizophrenia
9%
Concordance rate of fraternal twin and schizophrenia
17%
Concordance rate of identical twin in schizophrenia
48%
Concordance rate of one child with one parent with schizophrenia
13%
Concordance rate of child with two parents with schizophrenia
46%
Revised dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia
- positive symptoms: due to dopamine hyperactivity and subcortical regions (mesolimbic system)
- negative symptoms and cognitive symptoms: dopamine hypoactivity in cortical regions (prefrontal cortex)
Neurotransmitters linked to schizophrenia
- ACH
- gaba- positive symptoms
- glutamate and serotonin: negative and cognitive symptoms
Brain abnormalities and schizophrenia
- enlarged ventricles and hypofontality (lower than normal activity in the prefrontal cortex)- negative and cognitive symptoms
Treatment of schizophrenia
- multiple evidence-based interventions: antipsychotic drug, family therapy, family education, CBT, social skills, training, and assertive community treatment
Assertive community treatment
- multidisciplinary team
- individualized treatment that’s available 24/7
- integrates medication management, rehabilitation, and social services
Primary goal is to prevent relapse and re-hospitalization
Schizophreniform
- two or more active phase symptoms
,- at least one symptom is delusion to hallucinations or disorganized speech
,- symptoms last one month to less than 6 months
Brief psychotic disorder
- one or more characteristic symptom with at least one symptom being delusions, hallucinations, or disorganized speech
- symptoms last one to one month
Schizoaffective disorder
- concurrent symptoms of schizophrenia and major depressive or manic episode
- 2 week period Without mood symptoms
Bipolar 1 disorder
- at least one manic episode for at least one week
- may or may not have been preceded or followed by a major depressive or hypomanic episode
Bipolar II disorder
- One hypomanic episode for at least 4 days
- at least one major depressive episode for at least 2 weeks
Cyclothymic disorder
- numerous periods of hypomanic and depressive symptoms
-at least 2 years in adults. One year and children are adolescents
- symptoms must be present for at least half the time and person can’t be without symptoms for 2 months at a time
Manic episode
- abnormally and persistent elevated, expansive, or irritable mood
- increase goal directed activity or energy for at least one week
- three or more characteristic symptoms: grandiosity/ inflated self-esteem, talkativeness, flight of ideas, decreased need for sleep
Duration is at least one week, and pairs functioning, and requires hospitalization and or psychotic features
Hypomanic episode
- lasts for at least 4 days
- abnormally and persistent elevated, expansive, or irritable mood and increased activity or energy
- at least three symptoms of mania
- symptoms are not severe enough to require hospitalization and don’t include psychotic features
Major depressive episode
- 2-week duration
- five symptoms: at least one symptom is depressed, mood or loss of interest and or pleasure
- decrease or increase in appetite nearly everyday, insomnia or hypersomnia, psychomotor agitation or retardation, diminished ability to concentrate, and recurrent suicidal ideation or suicide attempt, feelings of worthlessness or excessive guilt
Etiology of bipolar disorder
- heredity, neurotransmitter abnormalities, structural & functional brain abnormalities, And circadian rhythm abnormalities
Heredity and bipolar disorder
- bipolar disorder has a strong genetic contribution
CR
identical twins= 75%
Fraternal twins = 20%
Child with one parent= 25%
Child with both parents= 60%
Neurotransmitter, abnormalities and bipolar disorder
- normal levels of norepinephrine and serotonin
Structural and functional brain abnormalities and bipolar disorder
- pfc and amygdala
Possibly the hippocampus and Basal Ganglia
Circadian, rhythm, abnormalities and bipolar disorder
- sleep wake cycle
- release of hormones
-Regulation of appetite and body temperature
Circadian, rhythm, abnormalities and bipolar disorder
- sleep wake cycle
- release of hormones
-Regulation of appetite and body temperature
Treatment of bipolar disorder
- lithium for classic bipolar
Anticonvulsant drugs and atypical antipsychotics - Strong research support: family focused therapy And psychoeducation
- modest research support for interpersonal and social rhythm therapy and CBT
Treatment of bipolar disorder
- lithium for classic bipolar
Anticonvulsant drugs and atypical antipsychotics - Strong research support: family focused therapy And psychoeducation
- modest research support for interpersonal and social rhythm therapy and CBT