Diagnosis & Symptoms
This symptoms is described as seeing or hearing things that are not actually present.
What are hallucinations?
This brain chemical is strongly linked to schizophrenia when it becomes overactive in certain pathways.
What is dopamine?
People with schizophrenia have higher risk of this mental health outcome involving thoughts of ending their life.
The primary class of medications used to treat schizophrenia.
What are antipsychotic medications?
People with schizophrenia have this condition involving multiple personalities.
What is Dissociative Identity Disorder?
This symptom is categorized by strongly held false beliefs that remain even when evidence proves them wrong.
What are delusions?
Having a close relative with schizophrenia increases your risk due to this factor.
What are genetics (or heredity)?
This complication is categorized by overuse of substances, such as alcohol or drugs, and are commonly misused among people with psychotic disorders.
What is substance abuse?
This type of therapy helps people challenge distorted thoughts and develop coping strategies.
What is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)?
True or False: Most people with schizophrenia are violent.
What is False?
A symptom where a person may stop speaking mid-sentence or suddenly lose their train of thought while talking.
What is thought blocking?
Stressful life events or trauma may trigger symptoms in people who already have this vulnerability.
What is a biological or genetic predisposition?
CHALLENGE QUESTION - Antipsychotic medications can sometimes cause involuntary muscle movements called this condition.
What is tardive dyskinesia?
Programs that help patients build daily living skills and social functioning are called this.
What is psychosocial rehabilitation?
This harmful societal reaction toward mental illness often prevents people from seeking treatment.
What is stigma?
A symptom in which a person shows very little facial expression, emotional response, or voice tone.
What is flat affect?
This model explains schizophrenia as the interaction between vulnerability and environmental stress.
What is the diathesis-stress model?
People with schizophrenia often experience higher rates of this physical health condition involving body weight and metabolism.
What is metabolic syndrome (or obesity/diabetes risk)?
The earlier schizophrenia is treated after symptoms appear, the better this tends to be.
What is prognosis (or recovery outcome)?
Many people with schizophrenia are capable of holding jobs and maintaining relationships with proper this.
What is treatment/support?
A psychotic disorder where symptoms of schizophrenia occur along with mood disorder episodes.
What is schizoaffective disorder?
Prenatal exposure to infections, malnutrition, or complications during birth are examples of these types of risk factors.
What are prenatal or developmental risk factors?
Difficulty maintaining relationships, employment, and independent living are examples of this broader life impact.
What is functional impairment?
A treatment approach involving medication, therapy, family support, and social services together.
What is integrated treatment (or a multidisciplinary approach)?
Media portrayals often exaggerate danger and unpredictability, reinforcing these inaccurate beliefs.
What are stereotypes about mental illness?