Schizophrenia 1
What condition is treated with benztropine?
Extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS)
Persecutory delusions are
The belief that a person is being persecuted, followed, spied on, etc.
Researchers found schizophrenia to be present in larger brains with small ventricles and less water. True or False?
False.
Researchers found schizophrenia to be present in smaller brains with large ventricles and more water.
What is a tactile hallucination?
Stretching painful sensation of the skin
What is Avolition?
The lack of motivation.
What is the prodromal phase in schizophrenia?
A stage of development marked by a steady deterioration and gradual decline in functioning
How many months does a person need in order to be diagnosed with schizophrenia?
6 months
What is a brief psychotic disorder?
The presence of delusions and hallucinations that last from one day to a month
A mixture of seemingly random words and phrases, most often used to describe a symptom of a neurological or mental disorder
Word salad
The delusion that someone is telling the patient what to do is known as what?
Command hallucination.
What is clang association or clanging in schizophrenia?
Groupings of words, usually rhyming words, that are based on similar-sounding sounds, even though the words themselves don't have any logical reason to be grouped together
Children are most likely to experience symptoms of schizophrenia. True or false?
False. Symptoms emerge in late adolescence to early adulthood
What is schizophreniform disorder?
Psychotic symptoms that last less than 6 months
The belief that feelings, thoughts, and actions are being controlled by others is?
Loss of control delusions
Gustatory hallucination is?
Tasting things that are not there.
Examples of negative symptoms in schizophrenia would be
Socially withdrawn, lack of motivation, lack of emotions/interest, flat affect
What is the most common type of hallucination?
Auditory
___ disorders consist of persistent delusions only.
Delusional
Psychotic symptoms include
Delusions and hallucinations
Alex is detecting scents that are not actually there. Most likely Alex has ___ hallucination.
Olfactory
Delusions, heightened perception, hallucinations, and disorganized speech are all examples of what?
Positive symptoms of schizophrenia
Max believes that he is a spy and that he is responsible to relay a message to the president. What is Max suffering from?
Grandiose delusions
What is schizoaffective disorder?
The presence of both psychotic and severe mood disturbance.
What are delusions of reference?
Natural events that are believed to have special and personal meaning behind them.
What is Alogia?
The lack of speech