Psychosis (Schizophrenia) Flashcards
A period of disturbed behavior and thought, decline in function, lasting > 6 months, and has a 1% occurrence is defined as what?
Schizophrenia
What are the 5 fundamental symptoms of schizophrenia?
Delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, disorganized/catatonic behavior, negative symptoms
Psychotic symptoms with episodic superimposed mania or major depression lasting greater than 2 weeks that has a 0.5 occurrence in the population describes what?
Schizoaffective disorder
What are 3 social and functional causes of schizophrenia?
Unemployment/underemployment, social isolation, increase in all cause of mortality
What is the 1st line treatment for schizophrenia?
Anti-psychotic medication
What is the 2nd line treatment for schizophrenia?
Social support, focused psychotherapy, family therapy
What is the nueropathology of schizophrenia?
Gray matter loss and decrease in total brain volume (early stages)
Too much dopamine in striatum
What symptoms get someone with schizophrenia admitted to the hospital?
Psychosis ( hallucinations and delusions)
What are the most heritable cluster of symptoms in schizophrenia?
Disorganization symptoms
What is the biggest source of disability in schizophrenia?
Negative symptoms
What are 2 things that are most effected with loss of cognitive memory at the onset of schizophrenia?
Verbal memory
Executive function
What is the biggest risk factor for getting schizophrenia?
Genetics
