Definitions
The experience of seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, or feeling something that is not there
Hallucinations
How long must symptoms persist before a diagnosis can be made?
Six months or more
What are the three categories of symptoms?
-Positive symptoms
-Negative symptoms
-Disorganized symptoms
What is an example of a co-occurring medical condition that often accompanies schizophrenia?
Possible answers: Heart disease and diabetes
What is one thing rehabilitation helps with?
Possible answers: life-management skills, complete vocational or educational training, and holding a job
Symptoms that are abnormally present in a person with a psychotic disorder
Positive symptoms
Why can't schizophrenia be diagnosed during adolescence?
Adolescents typically already have erratic behaviors due to hormonal influence
What is an example of a positive symptom?
Possible answers: Hallucinations, abnormal paranoia, and delusions
What is a related disorder that causes delusions?
Delusion Disorder
Can all people being treated for schizophrenia lead independent lives?
No, everyone reacts differently to treatment
A set of symptoms characterized by the loss of sense of reality
Psychosis
When do symptoms of schizophrenia typically occur?
Late adolescence or early adulthood
What is an example of a negative symptom?
Possible answers: The loss of ability to form plans, failure to speak, failure to express emotion and lack of ability to find pleasure
What is a related disorder that causes brief episodes of psychotic behavior?
What is one thing that therapy and psychosocial support can help with?
Social skills, coping with stress, and identifying warning signs of relapse
Symptoms that are abnormally absent in a person with a psychotic disorder
Negative symptoms
Do symptoms appear gradually or abruptly?
Gradually
What is an example of a disorganized symptom?
Disordered thinking, disordered speech, trouble with logical thinking, bizarre behavior, and abnormal movements
What is a related disorder that includes the symptoms of Schizophrenia but lasts for a temporary amount of time—between a month and six months?
Schizophreniform Disorder
What is an organization that educates people about schizophrenia?
Possible answers: The Schizophrenia and Related Disorders Alliance of America (SARDAA), Mental Health America (MHA), and The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
False, and typically paranoid, beliefs that go against reason
Delusions
A current cure that permanently treats schizophrenia
There is no permanent cure
Schizophrenia also affects cognition, which leads to problems with ____?
Attention, concentration, memory, and educational performance
What is a disorder that includes symptoms of major depression or mania as well as symptoms of schizophrenia?
Schizoaffective Disorder
Are people with schizophrenia at a greater risk of drug misuse?
Yes