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Psychotic Disorders Flashcards

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Psychotic symptoms include:

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Delusions
Hallucinations
Disorganized speech
Disorganized behavior

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What is the prevalence of schizophrenia in the US?

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1%

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Subtypes of schizophrenia include?

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Paranoid, catatonic, disorganized, undifferentiated and residual

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Schizophrenia involves a continuous period of signs of illness of how long?

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6 months

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Positive vs. Negative symptoms of schizophrenia.

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Positive: Excesses or bizarre additions to normal thoughts, emotions or behaviors
Negative: Seem to be severe deficits (Flat affect, decreased emotional reactivity, alogia or avolition)

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What is alogia? Avolition?

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Alogia: Poverty of speech
Avolition: Lack of purposeful action

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What is the life expectancy of a schizophrenic? Why?

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Shorter than normal; 40% attempt suicide, 10-20% succeed

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What is the age of onset for schizophrenia?

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Females: 25
Males: 18

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What is the role of genetics in schizophrenia?

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Play a significant role, but not enough evidence alone to account for it

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Chances of developing schizophrenia with a family history?

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Sibling: 10%
Parent: 13%
MZ cotwin: 42%
Both parents: 46%

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Symptoms are more or less severe in females?

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Less; More severe in males

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What chemical is implicated in schizophrenia research?

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Dopamine

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What psychosocial factor is no longer thought to be the cause of schizophrenia?

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Schizophrenogenic mother

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What disorder is characterized by at least 1 month of non-bizarre delusions without other active-phase symptoms of schizophrenia?

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Delusional Disorder

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A psychotic disorder that lasts more than a day and remits by 1 month is called?

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Brief Psychotic Disorder

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What two criteria differentiate schizophreniform disorder from schizophrenia?

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  1. Duration- 1 month, but less than 6 months

2. Doesn’t necessarily impair social/occupational functioning

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A disturbance that develops in an individual who is influenced by someone else who has an established delusion with similar content?

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Shared Psychotic Disorder

18
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Combines the symptoms of schizophrenia with a major affective disorder like bipolar?

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Schizoaffective disorder

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Antipsychotic drugs in the ’90s were much better at controlling what symptoms?

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Positive

20
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Common antipsychotic drugs.

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Clozaril, Risperdal, Zyprexa, Seroquel and Geodon

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What is the most common side effect of today’s antipsychotic drugs?

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Tardive dyskinesia

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