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Schizophrenia 2 Flashcards

1
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what does CNV stand for and mean?

A

copy number variants (means a specific genetic factor)

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how is there variation in the 16p11.2 gene causing schizophrenia?

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either deletion or duplication. the 16th chromosome which has genes that are either deleted or duplicated or typical

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a denovo mutation _____ chances of schizophrenia

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increases

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4
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what are some of the physical brain changes in a schizophrenic patient?

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enlarged ventricles
smaller hippocampus
smaller cortex
temporal lobe degeneration
brain volume shrinkage
neurodegeneration
loss of brain matter
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5
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why doesn’t a brain scan show that anatomy is the cause?

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anatomical change may be due to environmental factors such as stress, drugs…not necessarily the cause

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severe loss of ____ _____ matter can be shown in adolescents from 12+ years

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gray matter

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7
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what is the difference in eye movements between a normal person and a person with schizophrenia?

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schizophrenia have jerky non smooth pursuit compared to normal smooth pursuit following stimulus

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what cognitive tasks do schizophrenics suffer from due to jerky eye movements?

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disorientation
reading tasks
executive planning tasks (card sorting task into colour, shape, number)

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9
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give an example of a cognitive defect?

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orientating response is attenuated

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10
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give an example of a schizophrenic cognitive bias?

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over report confrontational interactions

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11
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give examples of attentional biases in schizophrenia

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over attend to negative stimuli
delusions
similar to anxiety

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12
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give an example of reasoning biases in schizophrenia

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jumping to conclusions

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13
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give an example of interpretational biases in schizophrenia

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hearing voices

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14
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what is the idea behind double blind and paradoxical communication?

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contradicting messages - verbal message may contradict the implied message therefore both become invalid

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15
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what are the family aspects of schizophrenia?

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  1. double blind and paradoxical communication
  2. communication deviance
  3. expressed emotion
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16
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critical, harsh emotions in families with schizophrenia, blaming patients for not controlling themselves, high score of this view symptoms as controllable = what family aspect?

A

expressed emotion

17
Q

low ____ is linked to schizophrenia

A

SES

18
Q

what is the sociogenic hypothesis?

A

low SES may experience more stressors and stress happens before psychotic episodes

19
Q

what is the social drift hypothesis?

A

those with schizophrenia have difficultly with employment and social life and drift to lower SES

20
Q

does Davey state that parental SES at the time of birth is or isn’t associated with increased schizophrenic risk in the child?

A

not associated

21
Q

what was Rosenhan (1973) experiment on schizophrenia?

A

ppts pretended to be schizophrenic and sent to psych wards

22
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what are the major cognitive theories of schizophrenia?

A

Seligman’s attributional model

theory of mind

23
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Seligman’s attributional model is attributions of negative events. what are the 3 dimensions to this model?

A

internal vs. external
global vs. specific
stable vs unstable

24
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if negative events are interpreted as _______, _______, ________ this could lead to depression

A

internal
global
stable

25
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what is the attribution style in psychosis that can lead to delusions?

A

EXTERNAL
global
stable

26
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why will schizophrenic patients have difficulties with ToM tests?

A

ToM is distorted and exaggerated

27
Q

what are the different ways to treat schizophrenia?

A 
social skills training
CBT reattribution therapy
personal therapy
cognitive remediation training
family interventions
28
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what are different family interventions for schizophrenia?

A

psychoeducation
supportive family management
applied family management
community care

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