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Schizophrenia and Other Disorders Flashcards

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What is Somatic Symptom Disorders (SSD)

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This is characterized by psychiatric symptoms associated with physical complaints, it was formally called hypochondria. There are multiple types of SSD, the first is Somatic Symptom Disorder

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What is Illness Anxiety Disorder (IAD)

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This is characterized by a serious medical condition with mild physical symptoms such as nausea or dizziness that can persist for 6 months+

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What is Conversion Disorder

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This deals with the loss of bodily function without harm or physical damage done to organs or their neural connections

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What is Dissociative Disorders

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This deals with a sudden loss of memory or change in identity

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Forms of Dissociative Disorders

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  1. Dissociative Amnesia
  2. Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)
  3. Dissociative Fugue
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What is Dissociative Amnesia

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This deals with a loss of memory due to a traumatic event or period that is too painful for a person to remember

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What is Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)

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This deals with having at least 2 distant and lasting identities or personalities that recurrently control a person’s behavior

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What is Dissociative Fugue

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This deals with the person forgetting about their personal life and past lives and flee to a new location

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What is Schizophrenia

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A disorder that affects a person’s ability to think, feel, and behave clearly. It is translated as a split mind. it is caused due to unusual perceptions, odd thoughts, disturbing emotions, and motor abnormalities

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What is Psychosis

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This is any disorder in which the affected person has lost contact with reality, this is usually experienced with episodes, this commonly appears in the form of schizophrenia

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What are Positive Symptoms of Schizophrenia

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These are characteristics that are added to a person’s personality, such as hallucinations, inappropriate emotions, delusions

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Types of Positive Symptoms of Schizophrenia

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  1. Schizophrenia Delusions
  2. Schizophrenia Hallucinations
  3. Disorganized Speech/Thinking
  4. Inappropriate Affect
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What is Schizophrenia Delusions

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These are bizarre beliefs that are unchanging even after being proven wrong

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Types of Schizophrenia Delusions

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  1. Delusions of reference - believing that there are hidden messages in tv and radio
  2. Delusions of grandeur - believing that someone is powerful and has special powers
  3. Delusions of persecution - believing in spies, aliens, and government plotting against you
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What is Schizophrenia Hallucinations

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Perceiving things no one else is able to perceive, it could be seeing, feeling, tasting, or smelling

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What is Disorganized Speech/Thinking

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Not making sense, example: a word salad

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What is Inappropriate Affect

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These are emotions unsuited to the situation

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What are Schizophrenia Negative Symptoms

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This deals with taking away from the person’s personality; things the individual doesn’t do

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Types of Schizophrenia Negative Symptoms

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  1. Catatonia

2. Flat Affect

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What is Catatonia

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This is a behavioral syndrome marked by an inability to move normally.

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Forms of Catatonia

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  1. Stupor- remaining motionless for a long time
  2. Rigidity - maintain a rigid posture for a long time and resist being moved
  3. Posturing - being in bizarre positions for a long time
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What is Flat Affect

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This is withholding emotions and not showing any at all

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What is Avolition

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The inability to start or complete a course of action

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What is Schizophrenia Etiology (Cause )

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Environment, genetics, neurobiology, and psychosocial stress contribute to schizophrenia, the exact cause is unknown

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What is the Genetic Link to Schizophrenia

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There is a strong genetic link to family members, the closer the stronger. ex parents is stronger than cousins

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What is the Dopamine Hypothesis for Schizophrenia

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Dopamine increase schizophrenia increases schizophrenic symptoms

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Stress

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Stress increases the risk of schizophrenia

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