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Schizophrenia Flashcards

1
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what are the diagnostic guidelines for schizophrenia based on?

A

the first rank symptoms

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what are the four core symptoms of schizophrenia?

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delusions
auditory hallucinations
thought interference
passivity phenomena

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what is the ICD-10 criteria for a diagnosis of schizophrenia?

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one A item or two B items present for most of the time during an episode of psychotic illness last at least one month

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what are the four A criteria for schizophrenia?

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thought interference
passivity
auditory hallucinations
delusions

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what are the four B criteria of schizophrenia?

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persistent hallucinations
neologisms
catatonic behaviour
negative symptoms

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6
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name three sub types of schizophrenia

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paranoid
hebephrenic
catatonic

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7
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what is the most common sub type of schizophrenia?

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paranoid

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what symptoms predominate in paranoid schizophrenia?

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the first rank symptoms

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9
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which type of schizophrenia is more common in younger patients?

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hebephrenic

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10
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what symptom is prominent in hebephrenic schizophrenia?

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affective changes

negative symptoms

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11
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what symptoms predominate in catatonic schizophrenia?

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movement disorder

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what is the main feature of persistent delusional disorder?

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systematised, fixed delusions

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what characterises schizotypal disorder?

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eccentric behaviour and anomalies of thinking that resemble schizophrenia, but no definite schizophrenic anomalies at any stage

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14
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what is acute and transient psychotic disorder?

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schizophrenia like symptoms lasting under a month

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15
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name two induced delusional disorders

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foile a deux

foile a plusiers

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16
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what is schizoaffective disorder?

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affective and schizophrenic symptoms are prominent but do not justify diagnosis of schizophrenia or a mood disorder

17
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how does schizoaffective disorder present?

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first rank symptoms of schizophrenia

depression or mania

18
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name four positive symptoms of schizophrenia

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hallucinations
delusions
passivity phenomena
disorder of the form of thought

19
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name five negative symptoms of schizophrenia

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reduced speech 
reduced motivation 
reduced interest 
reduced social interaction 
blunted affect
20
Q

what neurodevelopment changes may be seen in patients with schizophrenia?

A

enlarged ventricles

thinner cortices

21
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when does schizophrenia usually come on?

A

young adults

22
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what neurochemical change may be seen in patients with schizophrenia?

A

altered dopamine signalling

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