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Flashcards by Jenna Lehmann, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Jenna Lehmann
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| Question | Answer |
| What are the four clinical features of psychotic disorders? | -Delusions -Hallucinations -Disorganized Thinking and Speech -Negative Symptoms |
| What are some of the perceptual disturbances of Schizophrenia? | -Hypersensitivity to Sensations & Perceptions -Hallucinations: auditory, tactile, visual, and olfactory |
| What are some of the disturbances of thought and language that occur in Schizophrenia? | -Loose associations -Peculiar word usage: neologisms (a newly coined word or expression), clang associations (a manner of speaking in which words are chosen for their related sounds rather than logical meanings), and perseveration (Uncontrollable repetition of a particular response, such as a word, phrase, or gesture). -Poverty of Speech (alogia) -Delusions |
| What are the 5 types of delusions? | -Grandiose (false sense of importance) -Persecutory ("You're with the FBI and you're following me") -Referential ("that billboard was a direct message for me") -Control (thought insertion, thought broadcasting) -Erotomanic (believing that a famous person is in love with you) |
| What is the difference between a positive and negative symptom? | Positive symptoms: things that are added to experience (ex. hallucinations, delusions, etc.) Negative symptoms: things that are missing (diminished emotional expression) |
| What are the five potential negative symptoms of Schizophrenia? | -Diminished Emotional Expression (flat affect, speech prosody) -Alogia -Anhedonia - Avolition -Asociality |
| What is Alogia? | a general lack of additional, unprompted content seen in normal speech |
| What is Anhedonia? | A loss in ability to experience pleasure |
| What is Avolition? | Apathy; not caring |
| What is Asociality? | Loss of interest in social interactions |
| When is the typical onset of Schizophrenia for men and women? | In men, onset is usually early to mid 20's, in women, onset is usually late 20's. |
| What are the psychological theories of the causes of Schizophrenia? | -Disturbed family interactions (ex. "schizophrenic mother?") -Expressed Emotion (the degree to which family members are either over-involved or overprotective) |
| What are the Biological Explanations for causes of Schizophrenia? | -Structural Abnormality -Biochemical Dysfunction -Heredity/Genetics |
| What are some of the specific structural abnormalities that are believed to be linked with Schizophrenia? | -enlarged brain ventricles -hypofrontality, which is reducted blood flow in frontal region of cortex (assoc. with neg. symptoms) |
| What is the main biochemical explanation for schizophrenia? | -Dopamine Hypothesis- excess of dopamine neurotransmitter (D1, D2 receptor sites) -however, not all dopamine antagonists work, which is a problem with this hypothesis |
| What is the Diathesis-Stress model | The interaction of biological and environmental factors. -Diathesis -vulnerability or pre-disposition -Stress - external event or environmental circumstances |
| What were the Early (and probably really bad) Forms of Treatment for Schizophrenia? | -Insulin Coma Therapy (shocking someone into a coma with copious amounts of insulin) -Psychosurgery (namely lobotomies) -Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) |
| What are some current treatments of Schizophrennia? | - Medications (neuroleptics/dopamine antagonists) - Can have extrapyramidal side effects like involuntary facial movements and slow motor activity) |
| What are some psychosocial treatments of Schizophrenia? | -Social Skills Training -Cognitive Behavior Therapy -Assertive Community Treatment -Family Psychoeducation -Supported Employment |
| What are the signs of a better outcome for Schizophrenia? | -Later Onset -Rapid Onset -Good premorbid functioning -Positive Symptoms -Mood symptoms -Focused delusions -No family history |
| What are the signs of a worse outcome for Schizophrenia? | -Early Onset -Slow Onset -Poor premorbid functioning -Negative Symptoms -Blunted affect -Unfocused delusions -Family History |
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