Schizopherinia Flashcards
What are the 3 Positive Symptoms of Schizophrenia
- Hallucinations
- Delusions
- Disorganised Thinking
What are 4 Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia
- Speech Poverty
- Lack of Emotion (Flat Affect)
- Avolition
- Apathy (Lack of Emotion)
What is meant by Inter Rated Reliability in Diagnosis
When doctors make the same diagnosis when independently assessing a patient
What did the Copeland Study find
- 69% US Psychiatrists gave Schizophrenia Diagnosis
- 2% UK Psychiatrists gave Schizophrenia Diagnosis
- Shows lack of reliability
Define Comorbidity
One disorder coexists with another
Define Overlapping Symptoms
Symptoms of Schizophrenia can be used to diagnose other disorders
Explain Dopamine Hypothesis
- Elevated levels of Dopamine in Key Pathways
- Increased impulses being transmitted
- Triggering positive symptoms of schizophrenia
Explain the Randrup & Munkvad Study
- Gave a sample of Ampthetamies to Rats
- Their dopamine levels increased and caused them to have attention issues
What are the 3 Neural Correlates of Schizophrenia
- Enlarged Ventricles
- Hypofrontality
- Hippocampul - Amygdala Region
What are the 3 family explanations for Schizophrenia
- Schizophrenogenic Mother
- Double Bind Hypothesis
- High Expressed Emotions
What is a Schizophrenogenic Mother
Someone who is insensitive, controlling and overprotective
Define Double Bind Hypothesis
Giving conflicting messages towards a child causing them to have a poor construction of reality
What are the 3 factors that are involved in Dysfunctional Though Processing
- Dysfunction in the Central Monitoring System
- Dysfunction in the Supervisory Attention System
- Egocentric Bias
Define Typical Drugs
- Reduces levels of Dopamine in the brain
- Binds to D2 receptor sites, lowering Dopamine Transmission
Define Atypical Drugs
- Modulates levels of Dopamine and Serotonin in key pathways