Schizophrenia and other Psychotic Disorders

Question 1

what is the prevalence of schizophrenia in males vs females? months of the year?

Answer 1

male/female ratio equal; more winter births

Question 2

Are Hallucinations, delusions, disorganized/racing thoughts positive or negaitve symptoms?

Answer 2

positive

Question 3

Are Apathy (not caring), withdrawn, lack of emotion, poor or non-existent social functionings positive or negative symptoms?

Answer 3

negative

Question 4

what is a misperception of real stimuli (for a second there I thought that tree was an alien) called?

Answer 4

illusion

Question 5

what is a false belief not shared by culture (aliens are secretly running the USA) called?

Answer 5

delusion

Question 6

what is an “atypical” antipsychotic that interacts with 5-HT and DA?

Answer 6

clozapine

Question 7

preceding the disease

Answer 7

premorbid

Question 8

early, non-specific symptoms that may indicate the start/onset of disease

Answer 8

prodromal

Question 9

Symptoms present for more than 1 month but less than 6.

Answer 9

Schizophreniform disorder

Question 10

Symptoms present more than 1 day, less than 1 month.

Answer 10

Brief Psychotic disorder

Question 11

Schizophrenia and manic or depressive syndrome

1. Must meet requirements for schizophrenia and full-blown depression or bi-polar disorder

Answer 11

Schizoaffective Disorder

Question 12

Delusions without other the other symptoms of schizophrenia

Answer 12

Delusional disorder

Question 13

complete lack of speech

Answer 13

alogia

Question 14

lack of desire to pursue meaningful goals

Answer 14

avolution

Question 15

inability to experience pleasure

Answer 15

anhedoniea

Question 16

what is the minimum duration to diagnose schizophrenia

Answer 16

6 months

Question 17

mimicking another’s speech

Answer 17

echolalia

Question 18

mimicking’s

Answer 18

echopraxia