Schizophrenia- Biological explanations and treatments Flashcards

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Who conducted family and twin studies?

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Gottesman and shields

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What was the concordance rate in the twin studies

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MZ- 42%
DZ-9%

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What was the experiment design and sample of the family studies?

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Cohort study in denamark
75,000 participants

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What were the findings of the family studies?

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Child with 2 parents with SZ= 27.3% risk

No parents (general population)= 1%

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What were the findings of the twin studies?

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MZ= 42%

DZ=9%

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What does hypERdopaminergia mean

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Excessive levels of dopamine in the brocas area

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Low levels of dopamine in the prefrontal cortex

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HypOdopaminergia

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What symptoms do low dopamine levels cause

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Avolation

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What symptoms does hyperdopaminergia link too

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Speech poverty, auditory hallucination

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