psychosocial schizophrenia/depression quiz 3
Questions and Verified Answers
Causes of Schizophrenia are.. Correct Answer: Genetics influenced by environment
Brain tissue changes
Dopamine excess
you must have at least two of these symptoms to be diagnosed with schizophrenia.. Correct Answer:
Delusions
Hallucinations
Disorganized Speech
Grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior
Negative symptoms
Positive Symptoms include... Correct Answer: Hallucinations
Delussions
Disorganized Speech
Hallucinations Correct Answer: oa sensory experience without a stimulus trigger
Auditory (most common), visual, olfactory, tactile
**Patients often look into space and act as if listening to someone talking. This is associated with
behaviors such as tilting head, mumbling, and eye movement.
Apathy Correct Answer: lack of energy, contentment to just sit and do nothing (unkempt appearance)
Social withdrawal Correct Answer: occurs in an attempt to reduce stimulus to the brain.
, Negative Symptoms include.. Correct Answer: Apathy
Social withdrawal
Alogia
Flat affect
Alogia Correct Answer: reduced content of speech.
Flat affect Correct Answer: lack of nonverbal expression of emotions
Anhedonia Correct Answer: Inability to experience happiness or joy.
Schizophrenia, paranoid type Correct Answer: persecutory or grandiose delusions, hallucinations,
occasionally excessive religiosity (delusional religious focus), or hostile aggressive behaviior
Schizophrenia, disorganized type Correct Answer: grossly inappropriate or flat affect, incoherent loose
association, extremely disorganized behavior
Schizophrenia, catatonic type Correct Answer: marked psychomotor disturbance, waxy flexibility,
purposeless excessive motor activity, extreme negativism, mutism, echolalia (echo what they hear),
echopraxia (imitation of movement or gestures)
Schizophrenia, undifferentiated type Correct Answer: mixed Schizophrenic symptoms
Schizophrenia, residual type Correct Answer: characterized by at least one previous, though not a
current episode; social withdrawl, flat affect, and looseness of association, without displaying evidence of
gross disorganization, incoherence, delusions, and hallucinations.
Prodromal phase Correct Answer: ***often begins in adolescence***
Lack of energy or motivation and withdrawal
Affect becomes blunted
Beliefs and ideas become odd
Person may develop an excessive interest in philosophy or religion
Questions and Verified Answers
Causes of Schizophrenia are.. Correct Answer: Genetics influenced by environment
Brain tissue changes
Dopamine excess
you must have at least two of these symptoms to be diagnosed with schizophrenia.. Correct Answer:
Delusions
Hallucinations
Disorganized Speech
Grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior
Negative symptoms
Positive Symptoms include... Correct Answer: Hallucinations
Delussions
Disorganized Speech
Hallucinations Correct Answer: oa sensory experience without a stimulus trigger
Auditory (most common), visual, olfactory, tactile
**Patients often look into space and act as if listening to someone talking. This is associated with
behaviors such as tilting head, mumbling, and eye movement.
Apathy Correct Answer: lack of energy, contentment to just sit and do nothing (unkempt appearance)
Social withdrawal Correct Answer: occurs in an attempt to reduce stimulus to the brain.
, Negative Symptoms include.. Correct Answer: Apathy
Social withdrawal
Alogia
Flat affect
Alogia Correct Answer: reduced content of speech.
Flat affect Correct Answer: lack of nonverbal expression of emotions
Anhedonia Correct Answer: Inability to experience happiness or joy.
Schizophrenia, paranoid type Correct Answer: persecutory or grandiose delusions, hallucinations,
occasionally excessive religiosity (delusional religious focus), or hostile aggressive behaviior
Schizophrenia, disorganized type Correct Answer: grossly inappropriate or flat affect, incoherent loose
association, extremely disorganized behavior
Schizophrenia, catatonic type Correct Answer: marked psychomotor disturbance, waxy flexibility,
purposeless excessive motor activity, extreme negativism, mutism, echolalia (echo what they hear),
echopraxia (imitation of movement or gestures)
Schizophrenia, undifferentiated type Correct Answer: mixed Schizophrenic symptoms
Schizophrenia, residual type Correct Answer: characterized by at least one previous, though not a
current episode; social withdrawl, flat affect, and looseness of association, without displaying evidence of
gross disorganization, incoherence, delusions, and hallucinations.
Prodromal phase Correct Answer: ***often begins in adolescence***
Lack of energy or motivation and withdrawal
Affect becomes blunted
Beliefs and ideas become odd
Person may develop an excessive interest in philosophy or religion
