SCHIZOPHRENIA FINAL EXAM Q&A
Two brain subcircuits - ANSWER-May be two distinct subcircuits whose structures
overlap
Type 1 schizophrenia - ANSWER-More positive symptoms: linked to biochemical
abnormalities
Type 2 schizophrenia - ANSWER-More negative symptoms: linked to structural
abnormalities
Interventions - ANSWER-Antipsychotics (medication)
Early intervention - ANSWER-Psychotherapy
Negative symptoms - ANSWER-Poverty of speech (say words with little meaning),
restricted affect (no eye contact), loss of violation (motivation), and ambivalence
(conflicted feelings of most things), social withdrawal (not interested to socialize and
relate to others).
Prevalence - ANSWER-1% lifetime prevalence
Comorbidity - ANSWER-56% likely to have another disorder ( anxiety, depression,
substance abuse)
Prodromal course - ANSWER-Academic problems, withdrawal, moody (2-6 years)
Active course - ANSWER-Symptoms appear (1-6 months)
Residual course - ANSWER-Return to prodromal like levels (months or years) or
baseline
Psychosis - ANSWER-State in which a person loses contact with reality
Schizophrenia - ANSWER-Psychotic disorder in which personal, social, and
occupational functioning deteriorate as a result of unusual perceptions, odd
thoughts, disturbed emotions, and motor abnormalities
DSM of Schizophrenia - ANSWER-1 month, two, or more:
Delusions
Hallucinations
Disorganized thoughts/speech
Grossly disorganized or catonic behavior
Negative symptoms, hallucinations, disorganized speech
Not due to substance or other medical condition
Positive symptoms - ANSWER-Delusions, heightened perceptions and
hallucinations, disorganized thinking and speech, inappropriate affect
Two brain subcircuits - ANSWER-May be two distinct subcircuits whose structures
overlap
Type 1 schizophrenia - ANSWER-More positive symptoms: linked to biochemical
abnormalities
Type 2 schizophrenia - ANSWER-More negative symptoms: linked to structural
abnormalities
Interventions - ANSWER-Antipsychotics (medication)
Early intervention - ANSWER-Psychotherapy
Negative symptoms - ANSWER-Poverty of speech (say words with little meaning),
restricted affect (no eye contact), loss of violation (motivation), and ambivalence
(conflicted feelings of most things), social withdrawal (not interested to socialize and
relate to others).
Prevalence - ANSWER-1% lifetime prevalence
Comorbidity - ANSWER-56% likely to have another disorder ( anxiety, depression,
substance abuse)
Prodromal course - ANSWER-Academic problems, withdrawal, moody (2-6 years)
Active course - ANSWER-Symptoms appear (1-6 months)
Residual course - ANSWER-Return to prodromal like levels (months or years) or
baseline
Psychosis - ANSWER-State in which a person loses contact with reality
Schizophrenia - ANSWER-Psychotic disorder in which personal, social, and
occupational functioning deteriorate as a result of unusual perceptions, odd
thoughts, disturbed emotions, and motor abnormalities
DSM of Schizophrenia - ANSWER-1 month, two, or more:
Delusions
Hallucinations
Disorganized thoughts/speech
Grossly disorganized or catonic behavior
Negative symptoms, hallucinations, disorganized speech
Not due to substance or other medical condition
Positive symptoms - ANSWER-Delusions, heightened perceptions and
hallucinations, disorganized thinking and speech, inappropriate affect
