Schizophrenia

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a group of disorders characterized by severely impaired cognitive processes. It is a disorder which involves disturbance of _____ primarily.

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schizophrenia

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called this disorder Dementia Praecox meaning early Insanity.
in the yr
____

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Emil Kraeplin,1896

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coined the term schizophrenia from the two terms Schizen and phren. yr: ___

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Breuler, 1911

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thought disorder, bizarre behavior, delusions and hallucinations

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symptoms of schizophrenia

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defined as false beliefs which are firmly held to by the patient. several types of ____ are:

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delusions

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thinking one is a ery important person

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delusions of grandeur

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others try to control the patient

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delusions of control

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others can hear the patient's thoughts

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delusions of thought broadcasting

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others are plotting to harm the patient

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delusions of persecution

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others are talking bout the patient

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delusions of reference

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one's thoughts are removed by others

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thought withdrawal

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these include hallucinations which are sensory stimuli or perceptions with no direct actual stimulation. Hallucinations are mainly auditory, but can also be visual or tactile or felt through the sense of smell.

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perceptual distortions

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speehc is disorganized and called __. there is a lack of insight that one's thinking is disturbed.

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Disorganized Speech and Thought Disturbances

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also refered to as cognitive slippage with continual shifting from topic to topic with no logical connections.

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loose associations

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the patient forms new words whose meaning he she only understands.

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neologism

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The patient is unable to focus on one subject

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Problems with attention

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extreme high or low levels or motor activities are demonstrated by the patient.

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Disorganized Motoric disturbances

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lack of demonstration of emotions or feelings

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flat affect

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inability to feel pleasure

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anhedonia

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lack of motivation

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avolition

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lack of meaningful speech

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alogia

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symtoms include delusions, auditory hallucinations together with extreme suspiciousness and mistrust

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paranoid schizophrenia

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symptoms include regressive behavior, disorganized and incoherent speech, inappropriate affect, silly, vulgar, bizarre behavior

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disorganized schizophrenia (formerly called hebephrenia)

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symptoms include disturbance in motor activity, either extreme excitement or motoric immobility. patient might take a position and remain in that position for a long period of time. This is called ____

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catatonic schizophrenia

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symptoms are mixed and unindiffirentiated, thus a clear classification os not made, Residual refers to past illness, but non-symptomatic at present.

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unindiffirentiated , residual schizophrenia

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an acute, brief psychotic episode following a severe trauma

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brief psychotic reaction

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a combination of the symptoms of schizophrenia and mood disorder

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schizoaffective disorder

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a person's __ ___ is important.

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premorbid personality : peersonality before the illness

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typical course of schizophrenia. 3 phases

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prodromal, active, residual

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includes the onset and build up of the symptoms.

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prodomal

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shows full blown symptoms

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active phase

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the seerity of the symptoms decline

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residual phase

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today, many schizophrenics can lead a productie life, provided they _____

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take their medications regularly