Shcizophrenia Flashcards

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What is the age limit for a diagnosis of schizophrenia

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Do not diagnosis until after age 7. To rule out ADHD with violent tendencies.

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What is schizophrenia

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Psychotic thinking or behavior present for at least 6 months. Areas of functioning, including school or work, self care,and interpersonal relationships are significantly impaired.

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What is schizotypical personality disorder

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Impairments of personality ( self and interpersonal) functioning. However, impairment is not as severe as with schizophrenia

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Delusional disorder

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Delusional thinking for at least month, self or interpersonal functioning is not markedly impaired.

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Brief phychotic disorder

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Psychotic manifestations that last between 1 day to 1 month in duration

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Schizpphreniform disorder

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Manifestations similar to those of schizophrenia, bit the duration is 1-6 months and social/ occupational dysfunction may or may not be present

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Schizoaffective disorder

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Clients disorder meets both the criteria for schizophrenia and depressive or bipolar disorder.

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Substance induced psychotic disorder

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Client experiences psychosis within 1 month of substance intoxication or withdrawal. May be caused by medications intended for therapeutic use.

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Wha are positive symptoms of schizophrenia

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The manifestation of things that ARE NOT NORMALLY PRESENT

hallucinations, delusions,alterations in speech, bizarre behavior such as walking backwards.

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What are negative symptoms of schizophrenia

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The ABSENCE OF THINGS THAT SRE NORMALLY PRESENT
Affect- blunted or flat facial expressions
Alogia- poverty of thought or speech, may only mumble or respond vaguely to questions.
Anergia- lack of energy
Avolition- lack of motivation in activities or hygiene
Anhedonia- lack of pleasure or joy,

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What are affective symptoms of schizophrenia

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Hopelessness

Suicidal idealization

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What are cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia

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Problems with thinking make it very difficult for the client to live independently.
Disordered thinking,inability to make decisions,memory deficits

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What is ideas of refrence

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It is a type of delusion in which client misconstrues trivial events and attaches personal significance to them. Such as believing that others discussing the next meal are talking about him.

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What is persecution

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A type of delusion where one feels singled out for harm by others ( being hunted down by the FBI)

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What is grandeur

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A type of delusion where one believes they are all powerful and important like a god

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What are somatic delusions

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One believes that his body is changing in an unusual way, such as growing a third arm

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What is jealousy

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A type of delusion where one feels that her spouse is sexually involved with another individual

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Being controlled

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A type of delusion that believes a force outside his body is controlling them.

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What is thought broadcasting

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A type of delusion where one Believes that his thoughts are heard by others

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What is thought insertion

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A type of delusion where one believes that others thoughts are inserted into his mind

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What is thought withdrawal

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A type of delusion where one believes that his thoughts have been removed by an outside agency

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What is religiosity

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A type of delusion where one is obsessed with religious beliefs

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What are neologisms

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Made up words that have no meaning only to the client

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What is echolalia

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Client repeats words spoken to him

25
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Clans association

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Meaningless rhyming of words

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Word salad

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Words jumbled together with little meaning or significance to the listener

27
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What are the 5 types of hallucinations

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Auditory- hearing voices 
Visual- seeing persons or things 
Olfactory- smelling odors 
Gustatory- experiencing tastes 
Tactile- feeling body sensations
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What is the definition of schizophrenia

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Psychotic disorder that affects thinking, behavior, emotions, and the ability to perceive reality.

29
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What 2 drugs, help treat neuroleptic malignant syndrome

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Bromocritpine ( Parlodel) or dantrolene (Dantruim) to counteract the effects of NMS