CMN 350 Exam 3
vb vb vb
Schizophreniavb-vbcorrectvbanswer✔ ✔
Isvbcharacterizedvbbyvbavbdeterioratingvbpersonality.vbItvbaffectsvbperception
vb(Hallucinations),vbThoughtvbprocessvb(thoughtvbderailment),vbRealityvbtesti
ngvb(delusions),vbFeelingvb(flatvborvbinappropriatevbaffect),vbBehaviorvb(social
vbwithdrawal),vbAttentionvb(inabilityvbtovbconcentrate),vbandvb motivation vb(Ca
nnotvbinitiatevborvbpersistvbinvbgoalvbdirectedvbactivities).
Schizophreniavb-vbcorrectvbanswer✔ ✔
Onsetvbisvbalmostvbalwaysvbduringvblatevbadolescencevborvbearlyvbadulthood.
Onsetvbandvbrelapsevbarevbalmostvbalwaysvbrelatedvbtovbstress.vb
Drugsvbthatvbblockvbdopaminevbreceptorsvbarevbtherapeutic.
Acutevbphasevb-vbcorrectvbanswer✔ ✔
Thevbpatientvbexperiencesvbseverevbpsychoticvbsymptoms.
Stabilizingvbphasevb-vbcorrectvbanswer✔ ✔
Thevbpatientvbisvbgettingvbbetter.
Stablevbphasevb-vbcorrectvbanswer✔ ✔
Invbthisvbphasevbthevbpatientvbmightvbstillvbexperiencevbhallucinationsvbandvb
delusions,vbbutvbtheyvbarevbnotvbasvbseverevborvbdisablingvbasvbtheyvbwerevbduri
ngvbthevbacutevbphase.
, Positivevb(Typevb1)vbSymptomsvbofvbSchizophreniavb-vbcorrectvbanswer✔
✔ Causedvbbyvbexcessivevbdopaminevbinvbmesolimbicvbtract.
symptoms:vbabnormalvbthoughts,vbagitation,vbbizarrevbbehavior,vbdelusions,vb
excitement,vbfeelingsvbofvbpersecution,vbgrandiosity,vbhallucinations,vbhostili
ty,vbillusions,vbinsomnia,vbandvbsuspiciousness.
Negative/TypevbIIvbsymptomsvb-vbcorrectvbanswer✔ ✔
Causedvbbyvbtoovblittlevbdopaminevbinvbthevbmesocorticalvbtract.vb
Symptoms:vbAlogia,vbAnergia,vbasocialvbbehavior,vbattentionvbdeficits,vbavol
ition,vbbluntedvbeffect,vbcommunicationvbdifficulties,vbdifficultyvbwithvbabstr
actions,vbpassivevbsocialvbwithdrawal,vbpoorvbgroomingvbandvbhygiene,vbpoorv
brapport,vbpovertyvbofvbspeech.
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Examplesvbofvbnegativevbsymptomsvbincludevbflatvbaffect,vbanergiavb(lackvbofvb
energy),vbanhedoniavb(inabilityvbtovbenjoyvbotherwisevbpleasurablevbactivities
),vbandvbthoughtvbblocking.
Objectivevbsignsvbofvbschizophreniavb-vbcorrectvbanswer✔ ✔ -
Alterationsvbinvbpersonalvbrelationshipsvb(Hostility,vbwithdrawal,vbdecreased
vbattentionvbtovbgrooming vbandvbsocialvbamenities).
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Alterationsvbinvbactivityvbandvbbehavior:vbpsychomotorvbagitation,vbcatatonic
vb vb vb
Schizophreniavb-vbcorrectvbanswer✔ ✔
Isvbcharacterizedvbbyvbavbdeterioratingvbpersonality.vbItvbaffectsvbperception
vb(Hallucinations),vbThoughtvbprocessvb(thoughtvbderailment),vbRealityvbtesti
ngvb(delusions),vbFeelingvb(flatvborvbinappropriatevbaffect),vbBehaviorvb(social
vbwithdrawal),vbAttentionvb(inabilityvbtovbconcentrate),vbandvb motivation vb(Ca
nnotvbinitiatevborvbpersistvbinvbgoalvbdirectedvbactivities).
Schizophreniavb-vbcorrectvbanswer✔ ✔
Onsetvbisvbalmostvbalwaysvbduringvblatevbadolescencevborvbearlyvbadulthood.
Onsetvbandvbrelapsevbarevbalmostvbalwaysvbrelatedvbtovbstress.vb
Drugsvbthatvbblockvbdopaminevbreceptorsvbarevbtherapeutic.
Acutevbphasevb-vbcorrectvbanswer✔ ✔
Thevbpatientvbexperiencesvbseverevbpsychoticvbsymptoms.
Stabilizingvbphasevb-vbcorrectvbanswer✔ ✔
Thevbpatientvbisvbgettingvbbetter.
Stablevbphasevb-vbcorrectvbanswer✔ ✔
Invbthisvbphasevbthevbpatientvbmightvbstillvbexperiencevbhallucinationsvbandvb
delusions,vbbutvbtheyvbarevbnotvbasvbseverevborvbdisablingvbasvbtheyvbwerevbduri
ngvbthevbacutevbphase.
, Positivevb(Typevb1)vbSymptomsvbofvbSchizophreniavb-vbcorrectvbanswer✔
✔ Causedvbbyvbexcessivevbdopaminevbinvbmesolimbicvbtract.
symptoms:vbabnormalvbthoughts,vbagitation,vbbizarrevbbehavior,vbdelusions,vb
excitement,vbfeelingsvbofvbpersecution,vbgrandiosity,vbhallucinations,vbhostili
ty,vbillusions,vbinsomnia,vbandvbsuspiciousness.
Negative/TypevbIIvbsymptomsvb-vbcorrectvbanswer✔ ✔
Causedvbbyvbtoovblittlevbdopaminevbinvbthevbmesocorticalvbtract.vb
Symptoms:vbAlogia,vbAnergia,vbasocialvbbehavior,vbattentionvbdeficits,vbavol
ition,vbbluntedvbeffect,vbcommunicationvbdifficulties,vbdifficultyvbwithvbabstr
actions,vbpassivevbsocialvbwithdrawal,vbpoorvbgroomingvbandvbhygiene,vbpoorv
brapport,vbpovertyvbofvbspeech.
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Examplesvbofvbnegativevbsymptomsvbincludevbflatvbaffect,vbanergiavb(lackvbofvb
energy),vbanhedoniavb(inabilityvbtovbenjoyvbotherwisevbpleasurablevbactivities
),vbandvbthoughtvbblocking.
Objectivevbsignsvbofvbschizophreniavb-vbcorrectvbanswer✔ ✔ -
Alterationsvbinvbpersonalvbrelationshipsvb(Hostility,vbwithdrawal,vbdecreased
vbattentionvbtovbgrooming vbandvbsocialvbamenities).
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Alterationsvbinvbactivityvbandvbbehavior:vbpsychomotorvbagitation,vbcatatonic
