Schizophrenia

Question 1

What is the diagnostic criteria of schizophrenia?

Answer 1

Lecture 12, slide 6

Question 2

What is psychosis?

Answer 2

Lecture 12, slide 7

Question 3

What are the positive symptoms of schizophrenia?

Answer 3

Lecture 12, slide 8

Question 4

What are the negative symptoms of schizophrenia?

Answer 4

Lecture 12, slide 9

Question 5

What are the cognitive impairments experienced in schizophrenia?

Answer 5

Lecture 12, slide 10

Question 6

Discuss the continuum of psychosis .

Answer 6

Lecture 12, slide 11-13

Question 7

Discuss the course of schizophrenia. When is diagnosis usually given? When is onset usually? What is early functioning and duration of untreated psychosis a predictor of? What is early psychosis?

Answer 7

Lecture 12, slide 15

Question 8

What is the impact of schizophrenia?

Answer 8

Lecture 12, slide 16

Question 9

What are some other DSM psychotic disorders?

Answer 9

Lecture 12, slide 17

Question 10

Why must schizophrenia be carefully assessed?

Answer 10

Lecture 12, slide 18

Question 11

How may the stigma surrounding schizophrenia be reduced?

Answer 11

Lecture 12, slide 19

Question 12

What are some accounts of psychotic symptoms?

Answer 12

Lecture 12, slide 21

Question 13

Discuss the genetics of schizophrenia.

Answer 13

Lecture 12, slide 22

Question 14

What is the dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia?

Answer 14

Lecture 12, slide 23

Question 15

What is Jumping to Conclusions Reasoning Bias? Discuss this bias.

Answer 15

Lecture 12, slide 24

Question 16

Discuss attributional biases.

Answer 16

Lecture 12, slide 25

Question 17

What environmental factors may be involved in the development of schizophrenia?

Answer 17

Lecture 12, slide 26

Question 18

How do the causes of schizophrenia fit into the development and course of the disease?

Answer 18

Lecture 12, slide 27

Question 19

What are some treatment approaches for schizophrenia?

Answer 19

Lecture 12, slide 30