Ch 19

Sam has brief psychotic disorder. His children are, therefore, _________

more likely to have it themselves

What is schizophrenia?

A psychotic disorder that involves suffering from hallucinations and delusions

What is delusional disorder?

A rare psychotic disorder that involves non-bizarre delusions, absence of odd behavior, no hallucinations, and no physical or drug-related reason for the delusions

Roger is experiencing hallucinations, delusions, and his family notices serious motor dysfunction. Which of the following phases of schizophrenia is Roger MOST likely in?

Active

Which of the following phases do people usually consider when they think about schizophrenia?

Active Phase

Whihcof these is a symptom of schizoaffective disorder

All are correct

Which these can cause a brief psychotic episode?

All of these can contribute to causing a brief psychotic episode

Which of these can cause a brief psychotic episode?

All of these can contribute to causing brief psychotic episodes

Which these is smaller in schizophrenic patients?

Amygdala

What is the difference between traditional and atypical antipsychotics?

Atypical antipsychotics work on both serotonin and dopamine

Why is brief psychotic disorder sometimes difficult to diagnose?

Because after the episode the patient returns to normal behavior

How short is a brief psychotic disorder?

Between 1 day and 1 month

Which these life experiences can affect schizophrenia?

Living in an urban area

At what phase of schizophrenia does one begin to isolate oneself, lose interest in activities, and become clumsy?

The prodromal phase

What is etiology?

The study of the origin, or cause, of a disease

Besides drugs, how are psychotic patients treated?

Therapy

Some psychologists do not believe schizoaffective disorder is real because of which of the following reasons?

There is a high comorbidity rate between schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

How do scientists know that genes play a part in schizophrenia?

There's a higher chance of getting schizophrenia if blood relatives have it

Why are symptoms such as delusions and disordered speech categorized as positive symptoms of schizophrenia?

They are more than what a typical person experiences

Hallucination might be caused by too much activity in which of the following?

Visual and auditory corticies

What are positive symptoms?

When abnormal thoughts, behaviors, or feelings are present when they usually aren't

Which of the following is comorbidity?

When someone has two or more diseases

Jim displays primarily negative symptoms with his schizophrenia, including emotional flatness. How might a psychiatrist categorize Jim's type of schizophrenia?

disorganized type

Delusions are an example of a ______ symptom of ________.

positive; schizophrenia

Which of these is in charge of logical thinking and organizing thoughts?

prefrontal cortex

Kaitlyn has schizophrenia. She is experiencing auditory hallucinations, delusions, and the flat effect. Her doctor prescribes her an antipsychotic medication, which helps in some ways, but doesn't do anything to alleviate her suffering from the flat affect. What has happened to Kaitlyn?

The medication dealt with the positive symptoms but not the negative symptoms

What is dopamine?

A neurotransmitter responsible for feeling pleasure, that is often associated with schizophrenia

Sam believes that his wife is trying to poison him with her cooking. This is an example of ________

A delusion

What is a syndrome?

A group of symptoms that show up together

What is flat affect?

A low level of emotion

What is schizoaffective disorder?

A mental illness that is a combination of a mood disorder, like bipolar disorder and schizophrenia

When was the first antipsychotic drug created?

1954

Roger has been going to therapy and is on a medication to help with his schizophrenia. His doctor informs him that he has entered a residual phase. Which of the following would be best for Roger to do next?

Continue Treatment

The dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia says which of the following?

Dopamine levels create symptoms of schizophrenia

Which these are correlated with schizophrenia?

Drug use

How is schizoaffective disorder generally treated?

Drugs and therapy

Karl has been diagnosed with persecutory type delusional disorder. Which of the following examples apply to his conditions?

Karl believes that a group of people are stalking and harassing him.

What does the pathogenic theory of schizophrenia believe?

Germs or infection lead to schizophrenia

The prodromal phase of schizophrenia includes all of the following, EXCEPT:

Hallucinations

Which of these. is NOT a symptom of delusional disorder?

Hallucinations

Why does what happens in utero lead to schizophrenia later in life?

It causes a problem with brain development

Which of the following is NOT true of dopamine?

It has lower levels in psychotic patients

Of the following scenarios, which one demonstrates an INACCURATE understanding of the causes of schizophrenia in light of what is currently known about the causes?

Jeremy thinks that his granddaughter's schizophrenia was most likely caused by her upbringing in a poor, rural neighborhood.

Which these is a negative symptom?

Low motivation

Which of these is an example of a grandiose type delusional disorder?

Mark thinks he's a famous celebrity

Rob has an identical twin who has schizophrenia. Susie's mother had complications when she gave birth to Susie. Daniel has had several significant infections. Mary was the victim of childhood abuse. According to the causes given in the video, which of the four of these is least likely to develop schizophrenia?

Mary

Loss of motivation is what typeof symptom of schizophrenia?

Negative

Tom had a psychotic event during which he saw things that were not there one time and never again. Tom does not meet DSM criteria because of which of the following?

No continuous period

Which of these is responsible for the negative symptoms of schizophrenia

Not enough dopamine

Which type of symptom does antipsychotic medication treat?

Positive Symptoms

What type of symptoms mainly charactertize paranoid schizophrenia?

Positive symptoms

Which of the following is the correct order of the phases of schizophrenia?

Prodromal, Active, Residual

Rob was diagnosed with schizophrenia and was admitted into a facility. He was treated there and started taking antipsychotic drugs. He has since been released and has decreased his medication dose. What stage is Rob currently in after his release?

Residual phase

Which of these is an example of a delusion that someone with somatic type delusional disorder would have?

Rod thinks he is dying from an illness

How do drugs and schizophrenia interact?

Schizophrenics use drugs more than non-schizophrenics

What do atypical antipsychotics affect, that traditional antipsychotics don't?

Serotonin

Having emotions that lack intensity or don't run the full, expected range is called _____.

blunted affect

Sara is a schizophrenic patient that has become completely motionless. Her doctor performs a test in which he places her arm in a waving position and Sara doesn't resist the placement or move her arm back after it is placed. It appears that Sara's schizophrenia is _____.

catatonic type

Non-bizzarre delusions are _________.

delusions that could happen in real life

The brain ventricles of schizophrenics are typically ________ than those of most normal people.

larger