N204 Midterm: Cognition(Complete solutions)
Schizophrenia spectrum and other related disorders show alterations in: correct
answersPerception
Thought
Language
Emotions
Social behaviour
5 Key Features in Psychotic Disorders correct answers1. Delusions- alterations in though
content; false fixed beliefs that cannot be corrected nay reasoning or evidence to the contrary
2. Hallucinations- perception of a sensory experience for which no external stimulus exists
3. Disorganized thinking- the loosening of associations, manifested by jumbled and illogical
speech and impaired reasoning
4. Abnormal motor behaviour- alterations in behaviour, including bizarre and agitated behviours
(eccentric dress, stilted, rigid demeanour, mutism, stupor, catatonic excitement)
5. Negative symptoms- the absence of something that should be present but is not; ability to
make decisions or to follow through on a plan; contribute to poor social functioning
Schizophrenia diagnosis: correct answersContinuous signs of the disturbance persist for at least 6
months. This 6-month period must include at least 1 month of symptoms that meet criterion A
(Active-phase symptoms) and may include periods of prodromal or residual symptoms
Brief psychotic disorder diagnosis: correct answersSymptoms at least 1 day but less than 1
month
Schizophreniform diagnosis: correct answersat least 1 month but less than 6 months
Schizoaffective diagnosis: correct answersuninterrupted period of illness during which there is a
major mood episode (depressive or manic) concurrent with criterion A of schizophrenia
Requirements for diagnosis of Schizophrenia: correct answers2 of the following or more for >6
months with social or occupational dysfunction:
Hallucinations
Delusions
Disorganized speech
Catatonic behaviour
Onset of Schizophrenia: correct answersMales: 15-25 years old
Females: 25-35 years old
positive symptoms of Schizophrenia: correct answersHallucinations, delusions, disorganized
speech, disorganized behaviour, bizarre behaviour
Negative symptoms of Schizophrenia: correct answersPoor eye contact, flat affect, avolition,
asociality, anhedonia, apathy, logia, social isolation
Schizophrenia spectrum and other related disorders show alterations in: correct
answersPerception
Thought
Language
Emotions
Social behaviour
5 Key Features in Psychotic Disorders correct answers1. Delusions- alterations in though
content; false fixed beliefs that cannot be corrected nay reasoning or evidence to the contrary
2. Hallucinations- perception of a sensory experience for which no external stimulus exists
3. Disorganized thinking- the loosening of associations, manifested by jumbled and illogical
speech and impaired reasoning
4. Abnormal motor behaviour- alterations in behaviour, including bizarre and agitated behviours
(eccentric dress, stilted, rigid demeanour, mutism, stupor, catatonic excitement)
5. Negative symptoms- the absence of something that should be present but is not; ability to
make decisions or to follow through on a plan; contribute to poor social functioning
Schizophrenia diagnosis: correct answersContinuous signs of the disturbance persist for at least 6
months. This 6-month period must include at least 1 month of symptoms that meet criterion A
(Active-phase symptoms) and may include periods of prodromal or residual symptoms
Brief psychotic disorder diagnosis: correct answersSymptoms at least 1 day but less than 1
month
Schizophreniform diagnosis: correct answersat least 1 month but less than 6 months
Schizoaffective diagnosis: correct answersuninterrupted period of illness during which there is a
major mood episode (depressive or manic) concurrent with criterion A of schizophrenia
Requirements for diagnosis of Schizophrenia: correct answers2 of the following or more for >6
months with social or occupational dysfunction:
Hallucinations
Delusions
Disorganized speech
Catatonic behaviour
Onset of Schizophrenia: correct answersMales: 15-25 years old
Females: 25-35 years old
positive symptoms of Schizophrenia: correct answersHallucinations, delusions, disorganized
speech, disorganized behaviour, bizarre behaviour
Negative symptoms of Schizophrenia: correct answersPoor eye contact, flat affect, avolition,
asociality, anhedonia, apathy, logia, social isolation
