schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders

Question 1

Sensations of restlessness, pacing, and an inability to sit still.

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akathisia

Question 2

The inability to recognize objects by touch.

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asteorognosis

Question 3

An exaggerated, robotic cooperation with requests.

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automatic obedience

Question 4

Lack of motivation.

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avolition

Question 5

False belief based on incorrect inference or perception.

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delusions

Question 6

Spastic contractions of muscle groups.

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dystonia

Question 7

The repetition of words spoken by another.

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echolalia

Question 8

The compulsive imitation of another’s actions.

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echopraxia

Question 9

The ability to order sequential behaviors, establish goal-directed plans, and monitor personal behavior.

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executive functioning

Question 10

are common in patients treated with first-generation antipsychotic medications and third generation during the initiation phase (Stahl, 2017). are caused by an imbalance between dopamine and acetylcholine in the extrapyramidal system of the basal ganglia. As such, the symptoms involve the systemic motor system. Side effects may be acute or chronic.

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extrapyramidal symptoms (eps)

Question 11

Often referred to as symptoms of disorganization, ` describes a lack of progressive goal-directed thought processes (related to the severity of neurobiological deficits) that manifest in abnormal/odd speech, affecting overall communication; symptoms include loose associations, tangentiality, incoherence/word salad/neologism, illogicality, circumstantiality, pressured/distractible speech, and poverty of speech.

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formal thought disorder

Question 12

Abnormal perceptual (visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, and tactile) experience that occurs without external stimuli.

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hallucination

Question 13

Neurological signs/symptoms that indicate impaired reflex, sensory, or motor functioning and are localized to a particular brain region; examples include hypoalgesia, impaired olfactory functioning, and oculomotor abnormalities.

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hard signs

Question 14

Affects and behaviors that are diminished or absent in patients with schizophrenic spectrum disorders; these include having a flat or blunted affect, thought blocking, poverty of speech (alogia), avolition, and social withdrawal.

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negative symptoms

Question 15

Typically associated with schizophrenic spectrum disorders, symptoms that involve additions to normal experiences and include hallucinations and delusions as well as abnormal movements and problems with speech (formal thought disorder).

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positive symptoms

Question 16

Prior to onset of symptoms.

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premorbid

Question 17

A symptomatic period prior to the diagnosis of SSDs that represents a definite change from premorbid functioning, is clearly identified as problematic, and continues until the emergence of psychotic symptoms.

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prodorme

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A symptom of mental illness characterized by distorted perceptions of reality, marked changes in personality, and greatly impaired functioning.

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psychosis

Question 19

Producing a condition resembling psychosis.

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psychotomimetic

Question 20

Characterized by major mood symptoms (depression, mania, or both) occurring during most of the same period of illness as delusions or hallucinations and lasting at least 2 weeks.

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schizoaffective disorder

Question 21

A disturbance lasting at least 6 months (if untreated) that consists of at least two major positive or negative symptoms; one of the cardinal symptoms must be either delusions, hallucinations, or disorganized speech.

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schizophrenia

Question 22

Neurological deficits that do not implicate a specific brain area. Soft signs include grimacing, increased blink rates, problems sequencing motor tasks, and astereognosis.

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soft signs

Question 23

A movement disorder characterized by involuntary, repetitive movements, often associated with neuroleptic therapy and advanced age.

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tardive dyskinesia

Question 24

A tendency to remain immobile.

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waxy flexibility