W14_07 adolescent psych 2

Question 1

note: psychosis is not a diagnosis. It’s a group of symptoms

Answer 1

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Question 2

what are some psychosis symptoms?

Answer 2

delusions (fixed false beliefs);
hallucinations;
disorganized speech and behaviour

Question 3

note: severe mental illness is defined by significant impairment AND chronicity

Answer 3

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Question 4

what are positive symptoms of schizophrenia?

Answer 4

delusions, hallucinations

Question 5

what are negative symptoms of schizophrenia?

Answer 5

alogia, avolition, affective flattening, ambivalence

Question 6

what are the subtypes of schizophrenia?

Answer 6

paranoid;
disorganized;
catatonic;
undifferentiated;
residual

Question 7

note: brief psychotic disorder is psychosis for 1 month

Answer 7

schizophreniform disorder is psychotic up to 6 months

Question 8

what are haloperidol, chlorpromazine, perphenazine?

Answer 8

the typical antipsychotics/neuroleptics

Question 9

what are risperidone, olanzapine, quetiapine, aripiprazole, clozapine?

Answer 9

atypical antipsychotics/neuroleptics. Used 90% of the time now

Question 10

what are some side effects of antipsychotics?

Answer 10

acute dystonia;
akathisia, parkinsonism;
neuroleptic malignant syndrome;
tardive dyskinesia