Treatment
Symptoms that Atypical Antipsychotics manage
What is negative and positive?
Delusions may be religious in content- this is part of what domain
Spiritual Domain
How long must signs of disturbance persist for to be diagnosed?
What is 6 months?
This should always be done when a person is in a psychotic episode
What is a suicide assessment?
Apathy is an example of what type of symptom present in a schizophrenia patient?
Helping the individual to reach highest quality of life and recovery.
What is the Ultimate Goal?
Genetic predisposition is part of this domain
Biologic Domain
What disorders are ruled out from being considered schizophrenia?
What is schizoaffective disorder, depressive, or bipolar disorder?
These are included in what type of assessment: current and past health status, physical exam and nutritional assessment
What is a biological assessment?
Hearing something that no one else can is an example of?
Hallucination
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy works towards reducing what kind of symptoms?
What is Negative Symptoms?
Decreased financial status is part of this domain
Social Domain
Two or more of the following my be present for a diagnosis of Schizophrenia.
What are delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech?
This is promoted during initial phase when hallucinations and delusions put them at risk for harming themselves or others
What is patient safety?
Anhedonia is the medical term for what symptom?
Lack or loss of pleasure in activities
Affective Blunting is part of this domain
Psychological Domain
Evaluates positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia
What is a psychological assessment?
You patient believes you are poisoning his food this is an example of a
Delusion
Assisting a patient to accept their illness and have a hopeful future is done in what phase?
What is recovery phase?
Alogia is the medical term for what symptom?