Causes
This complex disorder is influenced by genetic, environmental, and neurobiological factors, and its exact cause remains uncertain.
What is schizophrenia?
This type of medication is commonly prescribed to treat hallucinations in schizophrenia patients.
What are antipsychotic medications?
True or False: The presence of just one symptom automatically indicates schizophrenia.
What is False? (Schizophrenia diagnosis involves a combination of various variables, not just one symptom.)
Schizophrenia typically progresses in what manner, making it easier for clinicians to detect early signs?
What is slow/gradual?
Beliefs that individuals with this condition are usually violent and that they typically end up homeless or confined to mental institutions.
What are misconceptions about schizophrenia?
This neurotransmitter's overactivity is believed to cause hallucinations and delusions in schizophrenia.
What is dopamine?
Antipsychotic medications can reduce hallucinations and delusions but may cause these side effects _______________.
What are weight gain and/or movement disorders?
Schizophrenia is defined by abnormalities in domains such as delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thinking, abnormal motor behavior, and these symptoms.
What are negative symptoms?
Early detection of schizophrenia allows for prevention approaches to reduce factors that contribute to
What is the initial onset of psychosis?
Schizophrenia affects approximately 24 million people worldwide.
What is the estimated global prevalence of schizophrenia?
Exposure to infections like this during pregnancy can increase the risk of schizophrenia in the developing child due to the inflammatory response affecting fetal brain development.
What is influenza?
This psychosocial intervention aims to reduce relapse and hospitalizations by educating patients about schizophrenia and its treatments.
What is psychoeducation?
For a diagnosis of schizophrenia, at least one Criterion A symptom must be either delusions, hallucinations, or this.
What is disorganized speech?
According to the multidimensional model of causation, monitoring which potential triggers can help delay the onset of psychosis in individuals with genetic vulnerability?
What are stressors?
Schizophrenia’s Latin derived meaning, despite contrary to it not being the same as multiple personality disorder.
What is the term “split mind”
Lack of this nutrient during pregnancy can increase the risk of schizophrenia by impacting fetal brain development.
What is folate?
This type of therapy, widely accepted for treating schizophrenia, helps patients alter their cognitive thoughts and cope better with psychotic experiences.
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?
Continuous signs of the disturbance persist for at least 6 months is a criterion for which criterion.
What is Criterion C?
According to the multidimensional model of causation, individuals with what kind of vulnerability have a higher susceptibility to schizophrenia
What is a genetic vulnerability?
This percentage represents the rate of schizophrenia among adults worldwide.
What is 0.45%?
This term describes the reduced blood flow in the prefrontal cortex observed in individuals with schizophrenia, leading to negative symptoms and cognitive impairments.
What is hypofrontality?
This newer treatment for schizophrenia involves high-frequency stimulation of deep brain areas through implanted electrodes.
What is Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)?
This criterion involves impairment in one or more major areas of functioning in one's life, such as work or relationships.
What is Criterion B?
Interventions in the primary stages of schizophrenia are applied during which phase
What is the prodromal phase?
The significant social consequence that individuals with schizophrenia often face due to stigma and misunderstanding about their condition?
What is social isolation/discrimination