Schizophrenia Flashcards
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What are the positive symptoms of schizophrenia?
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Hallucinations, delusions (grandeur, persecution reference),thought disorders (thought insertion/withdrawal/broadcasting), word salads & muddled thinking.
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What are negative symptoms of schizophrenia?
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Often start before positive ones in the prodrome a period, lack of energy or apathy, social withdrawal, flatness of emotions, not looking after appearance and self.
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The 2 types of treatments for schizophrenia that you need to know are…
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Biological- drug treatment
Social- community care
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What are the two explanations for schizophrenia?
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Biological- dopamine hypothesis
Social- environmental breeder hypothesis
