Schizophrenia and Suicide Flashcards
Schizophrenia
Focus is ?
Inward–they create their own world
Schizophrenia
Affect
Inappropriate, flat, or blunted
Schizophrenia
Thoughts
Disorganized thoughts
*Loose associations: Interrupted connections in thought and confused thinking
Rapid thoughts
Jump from idea to idea
Schizophrenia
Words
Echolalia
Neologism (make up new words)–they mean nothing
Word salad
*we handle this by seeking clarifications (“i don’t understand”)
Schizophrenia
Thinking
Concrete
Schizophrenia
Mind
Delusions
Hallucinations (auditory most common, visual next most common)
Schizophrenia
Mannerisms
Child-like
*can regress so much they go into fetal position
Religiosity
Schizophrenia
Assess for?
Command hallucinations !!!
Schizophrenia Treatment
Decrease
Stimuli
Schizophrenia Treatment
Observe
Frequently without looking suspicious
Schizophrenia Treatment
Orient
Frequently (important to remember client may know person, place, and time and still have D and H)
Schizophrenia Treatment
Conversations
Keep reality based
Schizophrenia Treatment
Make sure what is met?
Personal needs
Suicide
Ask what?
- Do you have plan?
- What is plan?
- How lethal is plan? (gun, car crash, hanging, carbon monoxide= lethal plans)
- Access to plan?
Suicide
Watch for what ? (4)
- Isolating self
- Writing will
- Collecting harmful objects
- Giving away belongings
