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Psychotic Disorders Flashcards

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positive symptoms

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characterized by the presence of an excess of abnormal features

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negative symptoms

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characterized by the absence or reduction of normal mental functioning

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four positive symptoms

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hallucinations, delusions, disorganized speech, disorganized behavior

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five negative symptoms

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flat affect, avolition, alogia, anhedonia, asociality

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command hallucination

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a voice telling you to do something

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persecutory delusions

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the belief that someone or something is after you

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controlling delusions

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thought insertion beliefs

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grandiose delusions

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the belief that you are significantly more powerful, knowledgeable, or capable than reality; can also include believing that you are a different (powerful or famous) person

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referential delusions

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the belief that external events have a special meaning for you alone

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mild disorganized speech

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loose associations & topic derailment

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moderate disorganized speech

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tangential speech & unrelated thoughts

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severe disorganized speech

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rhyming, word salad, neologisms

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neologisms

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made-up words with no real meaning

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catatonia

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a state of being fully unresponsive to the environment

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avolition

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lack of motivation

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alogia

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lack of speech

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anhedonia

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diminished ability to experience pleasure

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asociality

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impairments in social relationships

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diagnosis requirements for schizophrenia

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at least 2 psychotic symptoms (one must be positive) for at least one month
marked impairment
continuous signs of the disorder for at least six months

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cognitive defects related to schizophrenia

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attention, working memory, executive functioning

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brief psychotic disorder

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one positive psychotic symptoms for less than one month followed by a full recovery

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schizophreniform disorder

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at least 2 psychotic symptoms (one must be positive) for 1-6 months

2/3 of patients later develop schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder

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schizoaffective disorder

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at least 2 psychotic symptoms (one must be positive) AND major depressive disorder or a manic episode occurring at the same time

high level of functioning and high risk of suicide

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delusional disorder

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no symptoms other than delusions

symptoms last for at least one month

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erotomanic delusions

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the belief that someone is in love with you

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somatic delusions

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the belief that something is wrong with your body

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mixed delusions

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experiencing more than one type of delusion

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unspecified delusions

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experiencing a different type of delusion

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folie a deux

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a shared delusion among two or more people, stemming from a primary patient with a psychotic disorder

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schizotypal personality disorder

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not technically a psychotic disorder
eccentric behavior and difficulties with social relationship
no psychotic symptoms

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worldwide prevalence of schizophrenia

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1%

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the course of schizophrenia

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premorbid phase
prodromal phase
active phase
residual phase

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premorbid phase

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before symptoms develop

some people may display personality characteristics or cognitive deficits that later evolve into negative symptoms

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prodromal phase

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between the onset of symptoms and the time when the minimum criteria for a disorder are met

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active phase

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the person exhibits symptoms that meed the criteria for a disorder

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residual phase

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after positive symptoms have subsided and the full criteria for diagnosis are no longer met

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rule of thirds

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1/3 of patients improve significantly
1/3 stay the same, having relapses and permanent deficits
1/3 become chronically and severely disabled

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biological etiology

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enlarged ventricles, high levels/sensitivity of dopamine, low level of estrogen, heredity

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enlarged ventricles as a vulnerability

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when the ventricles are filled with fluid and enlarged, there are less brain cells and reductions in brain matter in the frontal and temporal lobes

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possible causes of brain abnormalities

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maternal malnourishment during 1st trimester
maternal viral sickness during 6th month of pregnancy
oxygen deprivation to a fetus or newborn

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biological marker

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a neurological, bodily, or behavioral characteristic that distinguishes people with a psychological disorder

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smooth pursuit eye movements

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biological marker for schizophrenia

difficulty maintaining smooth, continuous eye movements when tracking a light as it moves

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sensory gaiting

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biological marker for schizophrenia

having the same response to two clicks in succession, as opposed to a lessened response to a second one

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the dopamine hypothesis

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proposes that an overproduction of dopamine or an increase in the number or sensitivity of receptors is responsible for schizophrenia

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the estrogen production hypothesis

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proposes that they hormone estrogen protects against symptoms of schizophrenia via its effects on serotonin and dopamine

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psychological etiology

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cognitive deficits
beliefs and attributions
emotional expression

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social etiology

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family and community interactions
high expressed emotion family interaction style
basic social stressors, especially during critical periods

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theory of mind

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a person’s ability to predict how others will react to a given situation
lacking in people with schizophrenia

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the social selection hypothesis

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proposes that people who are mentally ill drift to a lower socioeconomic level because of impairments

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social causation hypothesis

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proposes that the daily stressors of urban life, especially as experienced by people in low socioeconomic classes, trigger mental illness in those who are vulnerable

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four step treatment process

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treat positive symptoms
treat negative symptoms
address cognitive deficits
increase ability to function in normal life

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traditional antipsychotics

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work on the original neurotransmitter system implicated in psychotic disorders (dopamine)
only treat positive symptoms

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atypical antipsychotics

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work on both dopamine and serotonin systems
aimed to have less side effects
more successful
treat both positive and negative symptoms

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side effects of atypical antipsychotics

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metabolic side effects - significant weight gain causing obesity-related problems
low white blood cell count

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extrapyramidal side effects

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effects on a specific nerve tract in the brain by the decrease in dopamine, causing motor side effects

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tardive dyskinesia

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side effect that produces involuntary lip smacking and odd facial contortions as well as other movement-related symptoms

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community care

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programs that allow mental health care providers to visit patients in their homes at any time of day or night

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supported employment programs

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place people in regular work settings and provide an onsite job coach to help them adjust

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sheltered employment programs

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involves working in settings that are specifically designed for people with emotional or intellectual problems who cannot maintain a regular job

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