Schizophrenia Flashcards
What do you need for a diagnosis
two+ for one month
-delusions
-hallucinations
-disorganized speech
-catatonic behavior
-negative symptoms
psychosis consists of
-hallucinations
-delusions
-disorganized thoughts
-abnormal motor behavior
-negative symptoms
primary psychosis
SSD
secondary psychosis
symptoms from substance use
schizophreniform
Schizophrenia symptoms for 1-5 months
brief psychotic DO
sudden onset of psychiatric symptoms for short amount of time
schizoaffective
PD, intense discomfort with close relationships, mood DO
delusional DO
nonbizarre delusions
Substance induced psychotic DO
psychosis caused by substance use
early age of onset
-brain abnormalities
poorer diagnosis
primary intervention
target people at risk but don’t have yet
secondary intervention
intervening early and treating
acute phase
severe and well-developed symptoms
every realapse
results in deterioration
risk factors
-genetic factors
-alteration in brain structure
-neurotransmitter system disrupted
-alterations to neural circuits
whats neuro chemicals are factors
-dopamine
-serotonin
-NMDA
-glutamine
synaptic pruning
cutting back of weak neurons
gene c-4
positive symptoms
hallucinations
delusions
bizzare behaviors
cataonia
formal thought DO
negative symptoms
apathy
lack of motivation
anhedonia
flat affect
poverty of speech
social withdrawl
associative looseness
inability to tie thoughts together
Tangential
train of thought wonders off
