psychotic disorders Flashcards
most common form of hallucinations?
auditory verbal
tactile vs somatic hallucinations
tactile for outside the body (skin); somatic for inside the body (intestines)
activity in which brain area for hallucinations, creating the effects of brain “hearing” something
broca’s area
neologisms
made up words that only makes sense to them
clangs
associating words with sounds rather than meaning
catatonia
psychomotor dysfunction that are excessive, peculiar, or decreased
examples of catatonia
mutism (not speaking), negativism (lack of response), catatonic excitement
negative symptoms of schizophrenia
restricted affect (low emotional response and anhedonia), alogia (reduction of speech), avolition (inability to initiate or persist at
common goal-directed activities), asociality
studies about restricted affect in patients with schizophrenia
less facial responsiveness but more physiological response, low self report on affect but normal in testings
are negative symptoms easier to treat than positive ones
false
schizophrenia cognitive difficulties
trouble with attention, memory, and information processing
criteria for schiz
one month of acute presence of one of the followings: hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized speech
psychosis def
inability to tell reality
schizoaffective
psychosis mixed with mood disorders; at least two weeks of hallucinations/ delusions with mood symptoms
schizophreniform
1-6 months of symptoms with possible normal functioning previously
brief psychotic disorder
sudden onset lasting less than a month with complete remission
delusional disorder
delusions as the only positive symptom for at least a month
schizotypical personality disorder
NOT a disorder but puts people at higher risk
biological reasons for schiz
less gray matter, large ventricles, PFC abnormalities, excess dopamines
what birth complication is associated with schiz
hypoxia
