Schizophrania

Question 1

What patterns of perceiving, thinking, and feeling characterize schizophrenia?

Answer 1

• Delusions
  ( false beliefs)
• Hallucinations
  (sense experiences without sensory stimulation)
• Disorganised speech
• Inappropriate emotional expression

( Positive) - inappropriate behaviours are present)

Symptoms:
- Disturbed perceptions
- Disorganised Speech
- Deluded behaviours
- Exhibit inappropriate laughter, tears, or rage.

(Negative) - appropriate behaviors are absent

• Absence of emotion in their voices,
• Expressionless faces
• Mute and rigid bodies

Question 2

How do chronic schizophrenia and acute schizophrenia differ?

Answer 2

• Chronic schizophrenia is slow developing with unlickly recovery
• Acute schizophrenia based on a particular life stress with higher chance of recovery

Question 3

What brain abnormalities are associated with schizophrenia?

Answer 3

Chemical imbalances
- Dopamine
- Low brain activities
- abnormalities between different brain regions

Question 4

What prenatal events are associated with increased risk of developing schizophrenia?

Answer 4

• Low birth weight
• Oxygen deprivation during delivery
• Maternal diabetes
• Older paternal age

Others
- Famine can increase chances

Question 5

How do genes influence schizophrenia? What are early signs in children?

Answer 5

Genetic disposition

Epigenetic factors influence whether genes will be expressed

Certain environmental events triggers

Prenatal virus
Maternal stress

Early signs

• Social withdrawal
• Mother with server long lasting schizophrenia
• Poor Muscle coordination
• Childhood abuse