Schizophrenia

Question 1

At what age does schizophrenia develop?

Answer 1

15 - 25 years of age

Question 2

Name symptoms presented during the prodromal phase of schizophrenia.

Answer 2

Diminished school performance and cognitive ability
Less socially adept or engaged
Mild psychotic symptoms such as suspiciousness, disorganized speech or thought

Question 3

What are the three symptomatic symptoms of schizophrenia?

Answer 3

Hallucinations
Delusions
Disorganized speech or though

Question 4

T or F. Anxiety, depression, and suicide occur frequently in schizophrenia

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Individuals with psychotic disorders are at greater risk for…

Answer 5

poor health maintenance behaviors (e.g., reduced physical activity), poor nutrition, substance use, poverty, limited access to healthcare, victimization, trauma, and reduced ability to recognize or respond to signs of illness

Question 6

What are the criteria for Schizophrenia?

Answer 6

A. Two or more of the following, each present for a significant portion of time during a 1-month period (or less if successfully treated). At least one must be item 1, 2, or 3:
1. Delusions
2. Hallucinations
3. Disorganized speech (e.g., frequent derailment or incoherence)
4. Grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior
5. Negative symptoms (i.e., diminished emotional expression or avolition)

Continuous signs of the disturbance persist for at least 6 months. This 6-month period must include at least 1 month of symptoms (or less if successfully treated) that meet Criterion A

Question 7

What are some risk factors of schizophrenia?

Answer 7

Genetic factors
Viral infection
Birth injuries
Stressors
Prenatal malnutrition
Trauma
Abnormal neural pruning

Question 8

Symptoms of schizophrenia typically appear 1 to 12 months before the full episode of schizophrenia. T or F

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Name acute symptoms of schizophrenia.

Answer 9

hallucinations, delusions, apathy, social withdrawal, diminished affect, anhedonia, disorganized behavior, and impaired judgment and cognition

Question 10

What type of assessment is needed?

Answer 10

a mental status examination (MSE) along with a review of spiritual, cultural, biological, psychological, social, and environmental elements that might be affecting the presentation

Question 11

What are positive symptoms?

Answer 11

hallucinations,
delusions,
paranoia
disorganized or bizarre thoughts, behavior, or speech

Question 12

What food helps to reduce onset of schizophrenia?

Answer 12

Omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, found in fish oils and oily fish such as tuna, salmon, and sardines

Question 13

Define negative symptoms.

Answer 13

The absence of qualities that should be present.

Question 14

Name some negative symptoms.

Answer 14

Blunted affect
Alogia (poverty of thought)
Avolition ( loss of motivation)
Anhedonia ( inability to experience pleasure and jory

Question 15

Associative looseness

Answer 15

associative looseness, or looseness of association, results from haphazard and illogical thinking where concentration is poor and thoughts are only loosely connected.

For example: “My friends talk about French fries but how can you trust the French?” Word salad, the most extreme form of associative looseness, is a jumble of words that is meaningless to the listener (e.g., “agents want strength of policy on

Question 16

Word Salad

Answer 16

most extreme form of associative looseness, is a jumble of words that is meaningless to the listener (e.g., “agents want strength of policy on a boat reigning supreme”).

Question 17

Clang association

Answer 17

words that rhyme or have a similar beginning sound (“On the track … have a Big Mac” or “Click, clack, clutch, close”).

Question 18

Neologisms

Answer 18

patient may use a known word differently than others or create a completely new word that others do not understand (e.g., “His mannerologies are poor”).

Question 19

Name the types of delusions

Answer 19

Persecutory - believing someone is out to get you
Referential - believes a cryptic message is in the form of a song
Grandiose - believes he or she is a very powerful person
Erotmanic - believes someone desires you
Nihilistic - believes the world is coming to an end
Somatic - believes parts of the body is dead or changing
Control - believes someone is controlling them

Question 20

What is a command hallucination?

Answer 20

When a person is directed to take an action, this could be dangerous.

Question 21

T or F. Auditory hallucination is the most common type of hallucination.

Answer 21

True