Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders Flashcards
What are positive symptoms for schizophrenia?
psychotic behaviors NOT seen in healthy people – DELUSIONS, HALLUCINATIONS, DISORGANIZED THINKING, ABN MOTOR BEHAVIOR (CATAPLEXY)
**these can come and go
people with positive symptoms often ….
lose touch with reality
time frame needed to make a diagnosis of schizophrenia
must have symptoms for 6 mos or longer
*active phase with prominent psychotic symptoms > 1 month
what are negative symptoms of schizophrenia
disruptions of normal behavior and emotions–
flat affect
lack of pleasure
lack of ability to begin and sustain planned activites
speaking little
What is avolition
dec in motivation and self-sustained purposeful activity
What is schizoaffective disorder. relevant time frames
major mood disorder concurrent with schizophreania-like psychosis
psychotic symptoms are present for >2 weeks (when the mood disorder absent)
what is alogia
diminished speech output
pts who recover faster after being given the diagnosis of schizophrenia are called
schizophreniform disorder
i.e. LESS THAN 6 MONTH DURATION OF SYMPTOMS
what is delusional disorder
normal appearing person with bizzare delusions
>1mo
What is a brief psychotic disorder?
transient psychosis that is brought on by stress
<1mo
what are 5 common psychotic disorders common in medical setting
- substance/medication induced psychotic disorder
- psychotic disorder due to general medical condition
- catatonia
- delerium
- dementia
when after admin of meds or abuse of drugs can a substance/medication induced psychotic disorder
during or soon after intoxication or withdrawal from substance/med
what are examples of medical conditions that can induce a psychotic disorder
malignant lung CA
MS
brain injury
hypothyroidism
dementia tbales 44.1 and 44.2
*DIDN’t ADD THESE BC THIS WOULD BE 100 SLIDES
ch 44 pg 352 to 58
name of abnormal thought form in which there is a loss of meaning due to random connections/loose association between ideas
derailment
name of abnormal thought form in which there is responses to questions are only partially or remotely connected to the topic
tangential
name of abnormal thought form in which there is a excessively detailed speech or circuitous speech, yet still response to the question
circumstantial