Schizophrenia

Question 1

Atypical antipsychotics

Answer 1

Newer antipsychotics with fewer side effects that can affect more than one neurotransmitter.

Question 2

Avolition

Answer 2

A chronic lack of motivation to complete tasks.

Question 3

Delusions

Answer 3

Where a person holds an incorrect belief that is fixed and unchangeable in spite of offering evidence.

Question 4

Diathesis-stress model

Answer 4

The theory that schizophrenia develops by genetic markers that increase vulnerability to schizophrenia and external stressors that trigger it to develop.

Question 5

Dopamine hypothesis

Answer 5

The theory that excess and lack of dopamine in different areas of the brain could be responsible for some schizophrenic symptoms.

Question 6

Dysfunctional thought processing

Answer 6

The theory that schizophrenia could be attributed to faulty cognitive processes.

Question 7

Family dysfunction

Answer 7

Some unhealthy family dynamics that may be a cause of schizophrenia such as lack of communication

Question 8

Hallucinations

Answer 8

Additional sensory experiences e.g. seeing someone that isn’t really there.

Question 9

Positive symptoms

Answer 9

Symptoms that occur with excessive to regular functioning e.g. auditory hallucinations.

Question 10

Schizophrenia

Answer 10

A mental disorder characterised by a confusion between reality and what is in their mind.

Question 11

Speech poverty

Answer 11

The inability to produce fluent and coherent speech.

Question 12

Token economy

Answer 12

A form of behaviour management that aims to increase desirable behaviour and reduce undesirable behaviour by use of tokens. If desirable behaviour is displayed immediate (indirect) rewards in the form of tokens are given. These tokens can then be exchanged for a reward of choice.

Question 13

Typical antipsychotics

Answer 13

Older antipsychotics that were developed to reduce dopamine levels in the brain