Schizophrenia Flashcards
What is schizophrenia?
Has positive and negative symptoms, 3 stages, is unique/unpredictable, recovery is possible but cure is not, symptoms will differ between person to person.
3 stages of schizophrenia?
- Acute illness period- first episode of psychosis, has positive/negative symptoms, stay up all night/withdraw from social situations, they are untreated
- Stabilization period- get initial diagnosis, treatment given, symptoms stabilize
- Maintenance/recovery period- being able to live with condition, there can be relapses
Positive symptoms of schizophrenia?
First rank. Symptoms reflect excess/distortion of normal functions. Things like hallucinations, delusions, and thought disturbances.
Negative symptoms?
Second rank, reflect lessening/loss of normal functions like withdrawing from social situations, flat affect, inability to make decisions…
Hallucinations?
Perceptual experiences that occur without actual external sensory stimuli. Can involve all 5 senses.
Delusions and 4 types?
Fixed/false belief that involves misinterpretation of experience.
grandiose- belief that one has exceptional powers
nihilistic- belief that one is dead or smothering is impending, impending doom
persecutory- belief that someone is watching them/going to hurt them
somatic- belief that something is wrong with the body
What is alogia?
Ability to converse is diminished. Reduced fluency of thought/speech
What is ambivalence?
Inability to make decisions
What is avolition?
Inability to self motivate/persist in goal directed activity
What is anhedonia?
Inability to socialize/inability to experience pleasure.
What is blunted and flat affect?
B- facial expression are diminished/totally lacking
F- showing little to no emotion even when personal loss occurs
Neurocognitive impairment in schizophrenia?
Problems with memory, viligance, verbal learning, and executive functioning. Includes disorganized symptoms- disorganized speech, thinking, and behaviour (make it difficult to understand/respond to ordinary sounds/sights of daily living).
What are illusions?
When people misperceive or exaggerate stimuli that actually exists in external environments.
Disorganized thinking in schizophrenia?
Disturbed speech/thinking patterns, thought blocking, word salads
Examples of disorganized behaviour?
Aggression, agitation, catatonic excitements (hyperactive, purposeless activity, abnormal movements)
Echopraxia?
Involuntary imitation of others movements and gestures
Regressed behaviour?
childlike and immature
Hyper vigilance?
Sustained attention to external stimuli
Stereotypy?
repetitive purposeless movements
Risk factors for schizophrenia?
Genetic, age of onset (late adolescent and early adulthood), men diagnose earlier than women, childhood trauma, social isolation, cannabis use, lower socioeconomic class,
Biological assessment?
Current/pass health status, physical exam, nutrition (fluid imbalance, excessive water drinking), pharmacological assessment (meds), and physical functioning
Biological domain of care?
Promote self care activities, exercise/nutrtion interventions, meds, monitor/administer meds, thermoregulation
EPS side effects?
Orthostatic hypotension, gynaecomastia, weight gain, sedation, cardiac arrhythmias, agranulocystosis, NMS
What is NMS?
Severe muscle rigidity, elevated temp, rapidly accelerating cascade of symptoms like HTN, tachycardia, diaphoresis, incontinence, LOC changes.