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Schizophrenia - EXAM II Flashcards

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a psychotic disorder that is characterized by:

  • Delusions
  • Depression
  • Hallucinations
  • Disorganized speech
  • Disorganized catatonic behavior
  • Psychotic symptoms more pronounced and disruptive
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Schizophrenia

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-clozapine
-quetiapine
-risperidone
-ziprasidone
-olanzapine
-aripiprazole
-lurasidone HCL new atypcial
used to treat schizophrenia

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Antipsychotic medications

PINE wants to be DONE with antipsychotic medications

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signs and symptoms that precede the acute (one month to a year) before fully manifested signs and symptoms of schizophrenia that is characterized by social withdrawal, deterioration in function, depressive mood, perceptual disturbances, magical thinking, peculiar behavior, appears a month to year before psychotic break. This shows increased stress, depression, anxiety, sleep disturbances and decreased functional ability.

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Predromal Phase

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periods of florrid (symptoms that are so obvious that everyone is aware that something is wrong), as well as positive and negative symptoms and cognitive symptoms.

  • inability to understand and process information and focus attention.
  • mood is that of depression, anxiety, dysphoria, suicide and demoralization
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Acute phase of schizophrenia

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delusions, hallucinations, perceptions not based in reality. These symptoms are the most obvious and capture your attention and is associated with acute onset

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positive symptoms

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loss of function or neurocognitive deficit.
-poverty of thought, loss of motivation, inability to experience pleasure (anhedonia), blunted affect. These symptoms are persistent and extremely destructive.

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negative symptoms

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phase of schizophrenia in which the acute symptoms decrease in severity but are still present and the remaining symptoms are considered positive (but they decrease the most)

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stabilization phase of schizophrenia

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phase of schizophrenia in which the symptoms are in remission but there may be a presence of milder and more persistent symptoms.

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maintenance phase of schizophrenia

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thoughts can be heard by others

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thought broadcasting

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thoughts of others are being inserted into one’s mind

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thought insertion

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thoughts have been removed from one’s mind by an outside agency

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thought withdrawal

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things are taking literally and there is an inability to think abstractly

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concrete thinking

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13
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made up words

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neologisms

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repeating the same thing over and over and/or mimicking others

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echolalia

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15
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forcefully singing in a rhyming manner

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clang association

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jumbling up words together that doesn’t make much sense

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word salad

17
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______ are something that is real in the environment but ends up being a misinterpretation of what actually is, there is always some type of illness associated with an ____. it could be due to withdrawal from a medication or an impending UTI

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illusions

18
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they are unaware of where you start and they begin

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depersonalization

19
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something may seem larger or smaller than it actually is

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derealization

20
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sensory perceptions with no external stimuli

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hallucinations

21
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this subtype of schizophrenia is centered around suspicousness, and they mainly used projection as their DM when feeling self-critical. They often misinterpret messages from others. Onset is late (20s-30s) and their cognitive abilities are intact. B/c of their suspicions they are guarded and tense and reserved.

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Paranoid

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this subtype of schizophrenia is displayed by abnormal behavior, and they are agitation, psychomotor agitation, they won’t eat or move. Stupor and mute.

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Catatonic

23
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subtype of schizophrenia that is characterized by loose association, bizarre mannerism, incoherent speech, poorly organized delusions and hallucinations. Odd, giggly grimacing behavior and the onset is early.

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Disorganized

24
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diminishes negative as well as positive symptoms

  • less side effects encourages patient compliance
  • improves symptoms of depression and anxiety
  • decreases suicidal behavior
  • does cause weight gain
  • metabolic abnormalities
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atypical antipsychotics

PINE wants to DONE with antipsychotics

25
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targets positive symptoms of schizophrenia

  • less expensive than atypical antipsychotics
  • does not treat negative symptoms
  • extrapyramidal side effects
  • tardive dyskinesia
  • anticholinergic effects (ACH)
  • lower seizure threshold
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traditional antipsychotics
H - haloperidol
T - trifluoperazine
F - fluephenazine

26
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a toxic effect that can result from inappropriate/inadequate use of antipsychotics. signs and symptoms include:
hyperpyrexia: 103 F
hypertension
tachycardia
diaphoresis
incontinence 
and extrapyramidal symptoms
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neuroleptic malignant syndrome

27
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given to treat Parkinson’s and involuntary movements due to the side effects of antipsychotic medications.

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Cogentin

28
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given to treat muscle spasms due to the side effects of antipsychotic medications

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Dantrolene

29
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given to treat muscle stiffness, tremors, muscle spasms, and poor muscle control in response to antipsychotic medciations.

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Parlodel

30
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  • severe extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS)
  • muscle rigidity
  • dysphasia
  • posturing
  • cog wheezing
  • temp 103 or greater
  • hypertension
  • tachycardia
  • diaphoresis
  • incontinence
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signs and symptoms of NMS

31
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inner motor restless (foot tapping, rocking and weight shifting) that can have an onset from 2 hours to 60 days. In order to reverse this side effect decrease the dose or change prescription to a lower potent medication.

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Akathisia

treated with benzo’s and beta blockers

32
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facial protruding, rolling tongue (facial)
neck and shoulder movement and pelvic thrusts.
Onset of these symptoms can be months to years after initial treatment. There is no known treatment.

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Tardive Dyskinesia

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