Schizophrenia Flashcards
Define schizophrenia
Hallucinations and/ or delusions qualitatively different from normal experiences
What are some risk factors for schizophrenia?
Males, working class, inner city, cannabis, low IQ and genetic risk
What are Schneider’s 1st rank symptoms?
Auditory hallucinations, thought disorders, passivity phenomena and delusional perceptions
What are some positive symptoms of schizophrenia?
Auditory hallucinations, broadcasting of thoughts, control issues, delusional perceptions, cotard delusions and word salad
What is a cotard delusion?
Belief by a patient that they are dead
What is broadcasting of thoughts?
Belief that thoughts are being heard by others and thought echo
What is word salad?
Speech contains random words and phrases that is confused and lacks meaning
What is thought blocking?
Involuntary silence in the middle of speech and then changing to another topic
What are negative symptoms of schizophrenia?
Loss of usual abilities and experiences, socially appropriate behaviour and social withdrawal
What is avolition?
Loss of motivation to carry out goal-related activities
What is alogia?
Speech poverty - reduced fluency and quality with delayed responses
What is affective blunting?
Decreased ability to express facial expressions and emotion
What are secondary symptoms?
Symptoms that occur as a result of other symptoms such as unemployment, loss of social relationships and depression
Give an example of the most common typical first generation antipsychotic
Haloperidol
