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Define the paranoid type schizophrenia.

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Fixated on delusions of being harmed.

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Define the disorganized type of schizophrenia?

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Inferred from speech, behavior, flat/inappropriate affect

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Define catatonic type schizophrenia.

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Immobility, strange posturing, grimacing, echolialia (copying speech), echopraxia (copying movements)

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Define undifferentiated type of schizophrenia.

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Hallucinations/delusions, but is not paranoid, catatonic or disorganized.

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Define residual type of schizophrenia.

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No evidence of positive symptoms, but negative ones are present.

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What are some potential causes of schizophrenia?

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Too much dopamine activity

Ventricular enlargement

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What’s the risk of inheritability if a first degree relative has schizophrenia? Identical twins?

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20%. 50%

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Define the diathesis stress model of mental illness.

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A biological predisposition is aggravated by stressful environmental influences.

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Describe substance induced psychosis.

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No previous history of psychosis
Reality testing remains intact
Goes away after becoming sober

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What kinds of medical conditions could cause psychosis?

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Alzheimer’s
Vascular accidents
Brain injury/damage

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Schizphrenoform is similar to schizophrenia, with the difference being what?

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Symptoms last less than 6 months

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___________ ___________ is characterized by depression, delusions and thoughts of harming self and baby.

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Postpartum psychosis

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Describe delusional disorder

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Non-bizarre delusions that can actually occur

No auditory or visual hallucinations

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What is eroto-manic type delusional disorder?

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Person affected believes someone of higher status is on love with them

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Describe grandiose type delusional disorder?

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Inflated worth, power, intelligence, or special relationship with a deity or famous person.

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Describe jealous type delusional disorder?

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Sexual partner is unfaithful without any evidence. Small inferences are made and seen to be indicative of unfaithfulness.

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Describe persecutory type delusional disorder?

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either the person or someone close to them is being treated malovently.

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Describe somatic type delusional disorder?

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Has a physical defect or physical condition without any medical proof.

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Describe mixed type delusional disorder?

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two or more delusional beliefs

20
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Describe unspecified type delusional disorder?

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does not meet any of the above, but is delusional about something.

21
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When a person develops the same delusion in a close relationship, what is it known as?

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Shared psychotic disorder

22
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What is Capgras syndrome?

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  • delusion that others (generally relatives) have been replaced by imposters or doubles.
23
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What is Cotard’s syndrome?

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Complain of having lost all possessions, status, strength, heart, blood, and intestines.

24
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What is Amok?

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In Malayan culture, it’s a a syndrome in which people go on random killing sprees and have no memory after.

25
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What is Koro?

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Southeast Asia and some areas of China: A belief that his penis is shrinking into his abdomen and he may die.

26
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What is Pibloktoq?

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Eskimos: Attacks lasting from one to two hours in which in the person screams, tears of clothes, and imitate the cry of a wild animal. Often runs about outside in freezing temperatures.

27
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What is Whitigo?

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Some North American Indian Tribes: Believe they have been transformed into a human eating monster and begin to crave human flesh.
(Supernatural, anyone?)

28
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What is Major Depressive disorder (MDD)?

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5 or more present for 2 weeks:

  • Sad for most of day
  • Diminished interest
  • Significant weight change
  • Insomnia/hypersomnia
  • Fatigue
  • Psychomotor agitation
  • Thoughts of suicide
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T/F: MDD can have psychotic features, but only during times of depression.

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True

30
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Define bipolar disorder.

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Revolving states of mania and depression

31
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Describe the state of someone in a manic state?

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Increased self esteem
Flight of ideas
Distractibility
Increase in activity/talkative

32
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What his hypomania and what is it often referred to?

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Same criteria as mania, but lasts four days, referred to as bipolar II disorder

33
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A person with an IQ under 70 will have trouble in what areas of life?

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Communication, self care, home living, social skills, use of resources, academics, work.

34
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What are some problems associated with intellectually disabled defendants?

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Criminal defendants with MR often are lead by others or simply act out impulsively.

Fail to understand the full ramifications of their behavior.

Frequently used as a pawns in crimes.

35
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What did the Supreme Court rule in relation to mentally challenged people?

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Mentally retarded individuals cannot be executed due to diminished culpability (Atkins v. Virginia).

36
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What is schizoaffective disorder?

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Has features of both schizophrenia and a mood disorder (major depression and/or bipolar disorder).

Prominent psychosis must be present in the absence of mood symptoms

37
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Define Intermittent Explosive Disorder?

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Impulse control disorder
Abrupt anger of trivial things
Screaming, breaking and threatening others
Lasts a few minutes

38
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People with Intermittent Explosive Disorder often cite ___________ for their behavior.

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amnesia

39
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A grandiose sense of worth, lack of empathy, belief that they deserve special treatment, preoccupations with ideas of fame, arrogance and sense of entitlement are all factors of a person with?

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Narcissistic personality disorder

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