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Schizophrenia Flashcards

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How many in the population are effected by Schizophrenia?

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1 in every 100 or 1% of population

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What does Schizophrenia mean?

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Split mind.

Note: this refers to splitting from reality rather than split personality

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What is the age of onset for Schizophrenia?

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Men: early-mid 20s
Women: late 20s

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What causes Schizophrenia?

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Genetics. It is possible that stress/trauma triggers it but no event can cause it.

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How is schizophrenia characterised?

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Is on a spectrum of disorders

Disorganised thinking, emotions and behaviours that are incongruent with their situation

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Negative Symptoms

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Subtract from normal behaviour
Withdrawal from social situations, emotionless/flat appearance, lethargy, apathy, reductions in speech, impaired attention & Anhedonia (inability feel pleasure)

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Positive symptoms

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Changes that add to person’s experiences

Hallucinations, delusions, repetitive or jumpy movements, Catatonia,

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Disorganised symptoms

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Confused speech, behaviour and thoughts, bizarre or inappropriate behaviour, actions or gestures. Showing incorrect emotional responses for in a given context.

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Other symptoms

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Loss of contact with reality, break down in selective attention, paranoia

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How many schizophrenics are affected by delusions

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4/5 individuals

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Dopamine hypothesis

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There are an increased number of dopamine receptors (influences movement, learning, attention, and emotion)

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Antipsychotic medications

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Dopamine blockers

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Dopamine blocker 1

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Haloperidol

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Dopamine blocker 2

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Clozapine

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Dopamine blocker 3

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Quetiapine

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Dopamine blocker 4

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Olanzapine

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Dopamine blocker 5

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Aripiprazole

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Observations of brain activity during hallucinations

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In the thalamus. Heightened activity.

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Observations of brain activity in those with paranoid symptoms

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Show heightened activity in the amygdala

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Diathesis-stress model

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Genetics and stress combining to explain onset of schizophrenia
More than 100 genes that may increase risk of schizophrenia

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Chances of schizophrenia?

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1 in 100 but increases to 1 in 10 if parent has schizophrenia

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