Nursing 3 Test 1 | Schizophrenia Terms 2022/2023 – 100% Correct

1. Schizophrenia (withdrawal from external reality) 2. Preventing is critical because each time occurs there is an increase risk in deterioration of fx 3. Stages of Schizo- phrenia . Syndrome or group of diseases with a wide range of severity and symptoms amount individuals . Brain/psychotic disorder . Gross distortion of reality . Disturbance of language and communication . Withdrawal from social interaction . Disorganization and fragmentation of though, perception, and emotional reaction Relapse . Premorbid, prodromal, schizophrenia, residual 4. Premorbid Social maladjustment Shy . Poor relationships . Doing poorly in school . Antisocial 5. Prodromal . 2-5 years . Deterioration in role fx and withdrawal . Sleep disturbance, anxiety, irritability . Depressed mood, poor concentration, fatigue . Perceptual abnormalities, ideas of reference, and suspi- ciousness herald onset of psychosis 6. Schizophrenia Phase (Active) . 2 or more present for at least 1 month - Delusions -Hallucinations - Impairment in work, social relations, and self-care 7. Residual Phase . Periods of remission and exacerbation . Usually follows an active phase . Symptoms are either absent or no longer prominent 8. Prognosis . Return to full premorbid functioning is not common - - -