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Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders Flashcards

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Psychosis

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A broader term, reflected in the diagnostic category. In general, “psychosis” refers to a disconnection from reality (Used to often by general population as a broad term)

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Schizophrenia

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A specific diagnosis (in the psychosis category) that is often severe and involves a wide variety of symptoms. There used to be “subtypes” for schizophrenia, but now it’s one unified diagnosis in DSM-5;

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The severity of Schizophrenia is increased by…

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A variety of symptoms, the frequency, and the intensity of each

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Those with Psychosis don’t differentiate well between…

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Fact and Fiction

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Schizophrenia is NOT…

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MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES! People often confuse this diagnosis with DID; Schizophrenia involves detachment from reality, cognitive impairment, and problems with mood and socializing, rather than alter personalities…

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Schizophrenia: The Core Symptoms

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  • Positive Symptoms
  • Cognitive Symptoms
  • Disorganized or Abnormal Motor Behavior (Rare)
  • Negative Symptoms
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What is the difference between Positive and Negative Symptoms?

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Positive: Extra experiences that don’t happen to normally functioning individuals
Negative: Less experiences, Don’t function as a normal person would because they are missing

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Positive symptoms are:

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Active manifestations of abnormal behavior; Experiences that most “normal” people would never report or exhibit

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Positive Symptoms

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Delusions and Hallucinations

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Delusions

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False and sometimes bizarre beliefs that are held firmly and consistently; Often include themes of grandeur or persecution, among other themes (Beliefs that are simply not true)

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Hallucinations

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Experience of sensory events without environmental input; Can affect all 5 senses, but auditory are most common

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Individuals experiencing Delusions usually become distressed when…

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They are told they are wrong or beliefs become upsetting

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Types of Delusions

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Bizarre (Aliens), Non-bizarre (Cheating)

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Hallucinations are…

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Sensory events; Can become distressing because nobody else notices it

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Cognitive Symptoms

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Problems with thinking, speech, and communication (Disorganized Speech); Often see problems with attention and memory as well

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Disorganized speech can include: (Cognitive Symptoms)

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“Word Salad” or Loose associations/tangential speech

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“Word Salad” (Cognitive Symptoms)

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Trying to communicate but words are jumbled up (medication can help)

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Loose Associations/Tangential Speech (Cognitive Symptoms)

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Speech is jumbled but more coherent, can follow flow of words but they make no sense (“Tornados are bad like elevators that malfunction, power tools malfunction, have you ever used a saw before?”)

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Disorganized or Abnormal Motor Behavior

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These are RARE symptoms, but experienced by some patients… The most common motor disturbance in SZ is catatonia, which can present in different ways

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Types of Catatonia

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  • Excited Catatonia
  • Withdrawn Catatonia
  • Peculiar Postures (e.g., waxy flexibility)
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Excited Catatonia

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All over the place

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Withdrawn Catatonia

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Immobility while sitting or standing

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Peculiar Postures

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Waxy flexibility: Usually seen in state of withdrawn catatonia, weird or abnormal posture (rare)

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Negative Symptoms =

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Absence or insufficiency of normal behavior

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Examples of Negative Symptoms:

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  • Avolition (or apathy)
  • Alogia
  • Asociality
  • Abnormal Affect
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Avolition (or apathy)

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Failure to initiate activity

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Alogia

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Relative absence of speech (usually during catatonia)

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Asociality

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Lack of interest in socializing

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Abnormal Affect

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Often flattened or atypical (how someone displays there emotions) Usually makes them hard to read

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To be diagnosed with Schizophrenia Two or more of the following for at least one month:

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a) hallucinations, b) delusions, c) catatonia, d) disorganized speech, or e) negative symptoms
(and one must be a, b, or c)
-Major impairment in functioning since the onset of the symptoms (i.e., obvious “decompensation” over time)
-Ongoing disturbance for at least 6 months total (with at least one continuous month of features seen in #1)

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Schizophrenia: Prevalence and Onset

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About 1% of the population worldwide; Equally affects males and females, but females recover more easily; Often develops in early adulthood, but can emerge at any time; Males usually show symptoms EARLIER (early 20’s is typical for males, later 20’s for females)

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Schizophrenia: Course and Prognosis

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Schizophrenia is chronic, and most suffer with moderate to severe lifetime impairment ; The course can be highly variable, but usually includes 3 phases: prodromal, active, residual; Life expectancy is slightly less than average; Treatment sometimes results in full “recovery,” but more often, involves teaching the person how to function as best as possible despite the diagnosis

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Three phases seen in the course of Schizophrenia:

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Prodromal, Active, Residual

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Prodromal

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Lead up to symptoms that show what they may be

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Active

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Symptoms are occurring

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Residual

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Returning to normal state of functioning (Not quite there yet)

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Residual

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Returning to normal state of functioning but are not quite there yet

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Are those with Schizophrenia dangerous?

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No, normally confused rather than dangerous; Accidental injuries usually occur due to auditory command hallucinations

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Other Psychotic Disorders

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-Brief Psychotic and Schizophreniform Disorders
-Delusional Disorder
-Schizoaffective Disorder
(These are all thought to have similar causes as SZ, and would involve the same medication/therapies for tx)

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Brief Psychotic and Schizophreniform Disorders

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Time-limited expressions of SZ symptoms; Brief Psychotic: = 1 month, Likely to only involve positive symptoms), Schizophreniform: 1-6 months

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Delusional Disorder

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Delusions in the absence of other psychotic symptoms

6 subtypes: 5 specific themes + “mixed” (Some say 1 in 100,000 ppl, others say 1 in 5 but you would never know)

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Schizoaffective Disorder

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SZ Symptoms and Depressive/Manic Symptoms (Hard to differentiate from bipolar)

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6 Subtypes of Delusional Disorder

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  • Grandiose
  • Persecutory
  • Erotomanic
  • Jealous
  • Somatic
  • “Mixed”
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Grandiose

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“I am Rich/Famous”

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Persecutory

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“Someone is out to get me”

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Erotomanic

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“Love is mutual but secret”

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Jealous

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“He is cheating on me”

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Somatic

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Internal body functioning, think something is bizarre “I have gas in my veins instead of blood”

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“Mixed”

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MULTIPLE

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Biological Dimension of Schizophrenia

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  • Genes and Endophenotypes
  • Neurotransmitter Dysregulation
  • Structural Abnormalities in Brain
  • Prenatal or Birth Complications
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Psychological Dimension of Schizophrenia

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  • Childhood Trauma
  • Depression and Low Self-Esteem
  • Unusual Thoughts
  • Limited Empathy
  • Lacking theory of mind
  • Early cognitive difficulties
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Social Dimension of Schizophrenia

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  • Exposure to abuse
  • Dysfunctional Family Interactions
  • Expressed Emotions
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Sociocultural Dimension of Schizophrenia

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  • Gender
  • Low Socioeconomic Status, Poverty
  • Social Adversities
  • Migration
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Treatment of Schizophrenia (or other psychosis)

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Has a history of being crude and ineffective; Prefrontal lobotomies and Commitment to asylums with adverse conditions

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Treatment of Schizophrenia (or other psychosis) Is much more sophisticated nowadays and usually combines

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Medication with psychological treatment; Again, rarely anticipates full recovery, but rather optimizing functioning for the individual (Renaissance)

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Prefrontal Lobotomies (Treatment of Schizophrenia or other psychosis)

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A form of psychosurgery, a neurosurgical treatment of a mental disorder that involves severing connections in the brain’s prefrontal cortex. Most of the connections to and from the prefrontal cortex, the anterior part of the frontal lobes of the brain, are severed.(May turn individual into a zombie)

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Commitment to asylums with adverse conditions (Treatment of Schizophrenia or other psychosis)

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Not the ideal place to be because cruel methods are used to control behaviors

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Medical Treatment of Schizophrenia/Other Psychosis

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Antipsychotic (neuroleptic) Medications; Compliance with medication can be a problem

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Antipsychotic (neuroleptic) Medications

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Began in the 1950’s; Often a first line treatment for schizophrenia; Most reduce or eliminate positive symptoms; Acute and permanent side effects can occur

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Acute and permanent side effects of Antipsychotic (neuroleptic) Medications

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Extrapyramidal side effects and Tardive dyskinesia

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Extrapyramidal Side Effects of Antipsychotic (neuroleptic) Medications

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Physical symptoms, including tremor, slurred speech, akathesia, dystonia, anxiety, distress, paranoia, and bradyphrenia; Parkinson’s disease like effects (twitching hands)

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Tardive Dyskinesia (Side Effects of Antipsychotic (neuroleptic) Medications)

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Causes repetitive, involuntary movements, such as grimacing, eye blinking, involuntary movements, lip smacking, or repetitive movements

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Psychosocial Treatment of Schizophrenia/Other Psychosis

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Psychoeducation groups or group therapy for social and daily living skills; Behavioral therapy (i.e., token economies) in inpatient settings is often used; CBT can be used, but requires higher cognitive ability (steps of CBT are listed in text); Might involve vocational rehabilitation; Helpful to address family communication and education

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Behavioral Therapy (Psychosocial Treatment of Schizophrenia/Other Psychosis )

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(i.e., token economies) in inpatient settings is often used; “Tokens” to reinforce appropriate behaviors, they ultimately have no value but build to a prize or reward for the patient

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Vocational Rehabilitation (Psychosocial Treatment of Schizophrenia/Other Psychosis )

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Actions towards living normal life (getting a job)

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