Schizophrenia Symptoms
Hearing, seeing, tasting, smelling, or feeling something that is not there
Hallucinations
Feeling down or unhappy for no particular reason
Sad mood
A natural high or extreme happiness you feel for no particular reason
Euphoric Mood
Feeling guilty for things that aren't your fault (name both the symptom and what type of symptom it is)
Extreme Guilt and Depressive
What causes Schizoaffective disorder?
A chemical imbalance in the brain
Remaining motionless for a long period of time
Catatonic Behavior
Thoughts about committing suicide or engaging in self-injurious behavior
Suicidal Ideation
Becoming easily annoyed or angered by even the smallest things
Feeling Irritable
Self-isolation (name both the symptom and what type of symptom it is)
Decline in socialization and Schizophrenic
What are the negative opinions and attitudes some people hold against people who have mental illness called?
Stigma
A strong belief about something that is not true that can cause paranoia
Delusion
Feeling tired or having low energy
Fatigue
When your mind continuously jumps from one thought to the next without pausing
Having racing thoughts
Trouble with focus, solving problems, memory, and reasoning (name both the symptom and what type of symptom it is)
Cognitive Difficulties and Schizophrenic
Name 1 way someone can manage their symptoms
Managing stress, medication, social support network, avoiding drugs and alcohol, coping skills, support group, treatment program
Trouble clearly expressing your thoughts in a logical manner. It can cause a person to have trouble speaking logically with correct syntax.
Confused Thinking
Eating and sleeping
Pursuing goals that may be unrealistic or overly ambitious and neglecting other aspects of life like personal hygiene, work, or social relationships
Increased goal-directed behavior
Participating in risky activities and behaviors that you normally wouldn't do (name both the symptom and what type of symptom it is)
Making bad decisions and manic
Schizoaffective disorder is a mental disorder in which a person experiences a combination of symptoms of __________________ and a __________ disorder.
Each answer is worth 400 points.
Schizophrenia and a mood disorder
A lack of energy, motivation, pleasure, and emotional expression
Negative Symptoms
Being depressed can cause you to have thoughts of _________________, __________________, and _________________. Each answer is worth 500 points
Helplessness, hopelessness, and worthlessness
Feeling full of yourself or feeling unrealistically self-confident
Grandiosity
Random behavior that does not appear to make sense like moving pots and pans from one room to another (name both the symptom and what type of symptom it is)
Disorganized behavior and schizophrenic
What is the main difference between Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorder?
The main difference between schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder is that people with schizoaffective disorder experience depression or manic episodes for a long period of time.