NURS 9222 Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders_2020 | Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders - A Grade

Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders In-Class Questions 1. In your own words, what does it mean to have psychosis? A mental disorder in which a person’s thoughts are not normal and the person has lost touch with reality. 2. Does everyone who exhibits symptoms of psychosis have a psychotic disorder? Why/Why not? No not necessarily, a person with an infection such as a UTI can experience psychosis due to the infection and not actually have psychosis. 3. What is the difference between positive and negative symptoms? Positive (or hard) symptoms include delusions, hallucinations, and grossly disorganized thinking, speech, and behavior. Negative (or soft) symptoms include flat affect, lack of volition, and social withdrawal or discomfort. 4. Name a cognitive symptom of schizophrenia Impaired thinking, thought blocking or thought broadcasting, inability to focus and make decisions 5. Name an affective symptom of schizophrenia Flat affect (no facial expressions) and blunt affect (few facial expressions) 6. Name a behavioral symptom of schizophrenia Anhedonia (no pleasure or joy) 7. Share with the class what you have learned about the “social fall-out” a person with psychotic illness experiences A person with delusions might begin to mistrust and socially isolate themselves. They could physically attack or verbally attack family members, who might then become scared of the other. 8. Why is substance abuse so common in people who have schizophrenia?