Schizophrenia
a brain disorder that distorts the way a person thinks, acts, expresses emotions, relates to others and perceives reality
What is Schizophrenia?
Violence is common among individuals with schizophrenia.
False
This treatment has been around since the 1990's and involves Seroquel, Rispernal, Zyprexa and Clorazil
What is antipsychotic medication?
Hearing, seeing, smelling, or feelings things, people, or objects that are not truly present
What are hallucinations?
Paranoid schizophrenia, disorganized schizophrenia, catatonic schizophrenia, undifferentiated schizophrenia, and residual schizophrenia.
What are the five subtypes of schizophrenia?
Bad parenting is what causes schizophrenia.
False
Therapy that focuses on real-life plans, problems and interpretations in relationships
What is group therapy?
Inability to enjoy regular activities (visiting with friends, etc.) as much as before
What is lack of emotion?
impairs a person's ability to think clearly, manage his or her emotions, make decisions, and relate to others
What does schizophrenia do?
Schizophrenia is more prevalent in men than women.
True
Therapy that can decrease relapse rates for a schizophrenic from 50% to 10%?
What is family therapy?
may find it difficult to think and reason clearly. In conversation, one may jump from one topic to another without making much sense. One may also make up their own words or sounds
What is disorganized thought?
between the ages 16 and 30, doesn't occur over 45
When does schizophrenia start?
Schizophrenia is considered the most chronic and debilitating illness which can cost up to a total of about $63 billion a year for direct treatment, societal and family costs.
True
the premise of this type of therapy is that beliefs and cognitive assessments of self problems in the world affect how we perceive ourselves
What is cognitive therapy?
False beliefs strongly held in spite of invalidating evidence
What are delusions?