Schizophrenia 1

Question 1

What are the type of symptoms schizophrenia is characterised by?

Answer 1

Positive symptoms -
Negative symptoms
Cognitive abnormalities

Question 2

Describe + symptoms

Answer 2

not found in healthy people e.g. hallucinations, delusions.

Question 3

Describe - symptoms

Answer 3

blunted responses, withdrawal from social interaction, lack of motivation.

Question 4

Describe cognitive symptoms

Answer 4

poor working memory - lack of exec. function

Question 5

When do symptoms manifest

Answer 5

late adolescence, early adulthood

Question 6

Describe 2 of the 5 DSM symptoms for diagnosis in criterion A over a 1 month period

Answer 6

Delusion
Hallucination
Disorganised speech
Gross disorganisation or catatonic behavioiur
Neg symptoms

Question 7

Whats criterion B & C

Answer 7

b - Social or occupational dysfunction

c - duration of 6 months

Question 8

Whats criterion D & E

Answer 8

d - schizoaffective mood disorder

e - substance/general mood condition exclusion

Question 9

Whats criterion F

Answer 9

relationship to global development delay or autism spectrum disorder

Question 10

Genetic predisposition for MZ twins and DZ twins

Answer 10

MZ - 50% and DZ 15%

Question 11

3 structural abnormalities

Answer 11

1 - Frontal lobe abnormality
2 - Medial temporal lobe
3 - enlarged lateral and 3rd ventricle

Question 12

Microscopic anbormalities

Answer 12

grey matter - reduced dendrite complexity
white matter
functionality