What is Schizophrenia Flashcards

Unable to tell the difference between unreal and real.
more common in men. most are living with family or by themselves.
must show symptoms for 6 months. one month of severe symptoms

Unreal perceptions, thoughts, behaviors. delusions. hallucinations. disorganization. catatonic behavior.

Persecutory- most common. think they are being watched/tormeneted
.delusion of reference- random events are directed towards them
grandiose- believe they are special
controlled delusion- thoughts, behavior, and actions are being controlled by others.
broadcast- ones thoughts are being heard.
insertion- people putting thoughts into head
withdrawl- thoughts are being removed
guilt delusion- think they did a terrible sin
somatic- belief that body appearance is diseased

Unreal perceptual experience. auditorial, visual, tactile, somatic

Formal thought disorder- disorganized thinking
loose association/derailment- jumping from topic to topic
word salad- completely incoherent
neologism- words that only have meaning to the speaker
difficulty with smooth pursuit eye movement
working memory- deficit in capacity to hold info in memory

Lack of responsiveness.
stupor- no movement
excitement- wildly agitated for no reason

Losses/deficit in some domains.
affective flattening- complete loss of emotional response
alogia- loss of speak
avolition- no motivation to achieve tasks.

Inappopriate affect- laughing at sad things. vice versa
anhedonia- lost of interest in activities
impaired social skills
prodramal symptoms- present before acute phase
residual symptoms- present after acute phase

Mix of schizophrenia and mood disorder. schizo symptoms has to be present for at least 2 weeks even without mood symptoms

Same as schizophrenia but less than 6 months.
in a relationship with someone who is also delusional
psychotic features are only present with mania or depression.

Paranoid- most likely to live a normal life, shows themese of perscution and grandiose. no disorganization
disorganization- no delusions or hallucinations. thoughts are badly disorganized.
catatonic- complete unresponsiveness
undifferentiated- a little bit of all but not specific enough for any
residual- have had at least one episode of positive symptoms but no current prominent ones

Bio: has genetics. abnormal brain structures, enlarged ventricles and detertioation of brain tissue. hippo and prefontal. exposure to viral preborn
psych: social selection: schizo drift downward in status bc unable to function correctly.
stress triggers new episodes. negative experiences as a kid. confused about identity.
expressed emotion- families high in EE are overprotective but critical. causes stress.

Biological: drugs: insulin coma therapy, ECT, and neuroleptics (causes tardive dyskinesia- involuntary movement of facial structures) and now use clozapine(antipsychotic)
psychosocial: improve social skills, readjust to life, recognize bad attitudes and change them. use operant conditioning to teach skills. info the family. assertive community treatment center- 24 hour service

Odd and eccentric
paranoid personality disorder
schizoid personality disorder
schizotypal personality disorder

Unwarranted mistrust of others. common in males. biological background. underlying beliefs that people are deceptive.
treatment: decrease fear and better deal with situations. be professional,