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Psychosis-Kirkpatrick Flashcards

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What is a hallucination?

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a perception of something w/ no external cause (visual or auditory)

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What is a delusion?

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a fixed, false belief that is not shared by other members of a person’s subculture

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What is disorganized speech?

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irrelevance and incoherence of verbal productions ranging from simple blocking and mild circumstantiality to total loosening of associations

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What would you call the perception that someone has implanted something in your brain that you can feel?

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tactile hallucinations

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What do you call it that the patient thought his friends worked for MI5?

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persecutory delusions

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What is thought insertion?

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people are putting thoughts into my head

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What is thought broadcasting?

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the belief that others can hear your thoughts

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What is thought blocking?

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people’s speech suddenly interrupted by silences when certain subjects approached

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What is thought disorder?

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disorganized speech & behavior

similar sometimes to fluent aphasia

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What is catatonia?

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physical immobility
little or no speech
autonomic overactivity: fever, tachycardia

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What is catatonic excitement?

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aimless overactivity

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Catatonia is somewhat common in which disorder?

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affective disorder

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What is the treatment for catatonia?

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antipsychotics + lorazepam

electroconvulsive therapy

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What is malignant catatonia?

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completely immobile
comatose
fever, tachycardia
can die
**no other medical conditions
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What are negative symptoms related to psych?

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decreased or absent normal behavior or experience
blunted affect–facial expression, voice modulation
poverty of speech
anhedonia
asociality
amotivation
lack of normal distress

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Which disorders can include psychosis?

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dementia
serious depression
mania
delirium

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What’s the deal with diagnosing schizophrenia?

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idiopathic psychosis

not an affective disorder w/ psychosis

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What are the criteria for schizophrenia? Criterion A

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2 or more of the following for 1 month.
*delusions
*hallucinations
*disorganized speech
grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior
negative symptoms
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What are other important criteria for schizophrenia diagnosis?

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decline in level of fcn
continuous signs for at least 6 mo
affective disorder exclusion: no depression or mania w/ Criterion A
no drug abuse, meds, medical condition
autism spectrum exclusion
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What is the schizophrenia spectrum?

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Schizophrenia 
Brief psychotic disorder 
Schizophreniform disorder 
Schizoaffective disorder 
Psychotic disorder not otherwise specified 
Schizotypal personality disorder 
Schizoid personality disorder
Delusional disorder -delusions only
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What are some risk factors for schizophrenia?

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Low birth weight
Obstetrical complications
Winter birth for schizophrenia as a whole 
Summer birth for one subgroup 
Gestational diabetes
Prenatal famine
Prenatal stress, including infections
Maternal inflammation
advanced paternal age
cannabis use by patient
physical or sexual abuse in childhood of the patient
immigration
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What’s the deal with the Gambia story?

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babies born during the hungry season died earlier (delayed affect)
probably due to prenatal metabolic programming–immune system

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What’s the deal with the birth weight back in the day & development of diabetes?

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8X risk of having adult diabetes if you were born a small baby

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What are the genetics of schizophrenia?

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some known genes: DISC1, neuregulin 1

**shared risk factors for autism, intellectual disability

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T/F For many patients schizophrenia starts in utero.
True. This professor says it starts then.
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What is the evidence for schizophrenia in childhood?
Abnormal motor and cognitive development in high-risk toddlers (children of mothers with schizophrenia During childhood, adults with schizophrenia have abnormal motor & social function
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What is the idea behind multiple causal pathways?
many different ways to contract a disease, including schizophrenia genes, prenatal stress, cannabis use, abuse in childhood
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When do you see the onset of psychosis in schizophrenia patients?
typically-->late adolescence, early adulthood
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When do you see negative symptoms in schizophrenia patients?
detectable in childhood | + cognitive impairment (preschool age)
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Average age of onset of schizophrenia?
28-29 but could show up in 50s!
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What are the risk factors for relapse after 1st schizophrenic episode?
not taking antipsychotic-med non adherence persistent substance abuse home life stressful--critical, mean comments poor premorbid adjustment-before diagnosis struggling
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What is the usual model of schizophrenia?
* *Schizophrenia is synonymous with the presence of psychotic symptoms (hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thought and behavior) * *Pathophysiology is synonymous with abnormal regulation of dopamine
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Why is the usual model of schizophrenia insufficient?
more than just dopamine! Other NT involved, complex process more than just psychosis--other neuropsychiatric problems other anatomic abnormalities & metabolic issues
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What is the relationship b/w cognitive impairment & schizophrenia?
almost all patients w/ schizophrenia have cognitive impairment across every cognitive domains **impairments also seen in other family members
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T/FCognitive function a better predictor of a patient’s level of function than is the severity of psychotic symptoms
TRUE!
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Are there a bunch of high functioning people w/ schizophrenia?
Less common than other conditions. It happens, though.
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Depression is common in patients with schizophrenia. Explain the stats.
30-35% --- 2 or 3x that of the general population
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Which risk factors do depression & schizophrenia share?
low birth weight prenatal famine winter birth
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Substance abuse is more common in schizophrenia. What's the stats.
34% of subjects with schizophrenia had a lifetime diagnosis of alcohol abuse or dependence 47% had a lifetime diagnosis of any substance abuse or dependence increased prior to onset of psychosis. increased in relatives too.
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What is the main link b/w schizophrenia & substance abuse?
marijuana-->schizophrenia | meth creates psychosis symptoms & can exacerbate.
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Which anxiety disorders are common in patients with schizophrenia?
obsessive-compulsive syndrome panic attacks post-traumatic stress disorder generalized anxiety disorder
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Which anxiety disorder is a precursor to schizophrenia?
OCD
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What are other neuropsychiatric syndromes seen in schizophrenia patients?
neurological signs dyskinetic movements oculomotor dysfunction polydipsia-can push electrolytes down--arrhythmias--die
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Which of the neuropsychiatric signs just mentioned are seen in first degree relatives of schizophrenia patients?
neurologic signs dyskinetic movements oculomotor dysfunction
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Describe how schizophrenia is a medical condition.
die 20-25 years earlier cardiovascular disease causes a lot of deaths antipsychotic meds--associated w/ diabetes & weight gain high prevalence of smoking, sedentary lifestyle etc. **also digestive diseases, suicide etc. Die more of everything!!
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What is the #1 killer of schizophrenia patients?
cardiovascular death
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Subtle anatomic abnormalities in people with schizophrenia are present, including what?
``` head eyes ears mouth hands feet slighter shorter & thinner than general population. ```
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What did the glucose tolerance test show for schizophrenia patients?
didn't have very good tolerance for glucose | appears to be familial
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What were the results for the following with schizophrenia patients v. other patients? pulse pressure (indicative of HTN) free androgen index telomere content
pulse pressure: higher in patients free androgen index: lower in patients telomere content: lower in patients
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What are state markers? What was shown w/ schizophrenia patients?
state markers change during exacerbations of their condition see more IL-1beta IL-6 TGF-beta
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What are trait markers of illness? What was shown w/ schizophrenia patients?
``` markers that get elevated at first clinical contact & remain elevated IL-12 IFN-gamma TNF-alpha sIL-2R ```
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Schizophrenia patients almost seem to have accelerated aging. WHat are the things that support this?
``` Increased mortality pattern Pattern of cognitive dysfunction Abnormal glucose tolerance Increased inflammation Increased pulse pressure Shortened telomere Abnormal signaling for adult circulating stem cells (mesenchymal stem cells) Decreased free testosterone in males ```
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What is the significance of adult circulating stem cells & SDF-1alpha?
cells w/ broad differentiation potential involved in normal repairs & reside in bone marrow usu SDF1alpha is a chemokine that controls their movement. Diabetes messes w/ this chemokine
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What were schizophrenic patient's SDF1-alpha levels like?
lower than other patients
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What are brain abnormalities seen in patients with schizophrenia?
Decreased volume in many brain areas Neurons have decreased neuropil (dendrites & axons) **increased density of neurons, but less neurons in some areas increased dopamine in some regions abnormal expression of NMDA receptor subunits decreased white matter volumes w/ abnormal orientation of fibers
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Which substances when administered aggravated the psychosis of schizophrenic patients?
cannabis serotonin agonist NMDA antagonist
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What is the current treatment for schizophrenia?
``` antipsychotics treat the other syndromes: depression, anxiety etc psychosocial family interventions cognitive remediation-computer assisted ```
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What is involved in family interventions?
expressed emotion increases risk of relapse | reduce these critical & intrusive comments
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Cognitive remediation worked best for which domains?
social cognition then general cognition small effect on: verbal memory, working memory, attention/vigilance, speed of processing **may help real life function
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T/F Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder.
False. It is a disorder of every brain function & other parts of the body. Psychosis is present, not a psychotic disorder.
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T/F Schizophrenia is primarily consistent w/ psychosis w/ many other comorbid conditions.
False. These comorbid conditions are a part of the disease. Sometimes the anxiety consistent with schizophrenia is more damaging than their psychosis.
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What is the duration of a brief psychotic episode? What is the duration of schizophreniform disorder?
Brief Psychotic Episode: less than 1 mo | Schizophreniform: 1-6 mo

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