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A chronic and severe mental disorder that affects
how a person thinks, feels, and behaves,
characterized by delusions, hallucinations,
What is schizophrenia?
disorganized speech and behavior, and other
symptoms causing social or occupational
dysfunction.
Two of the following must be present: delusions,
What are the diagnostic hallucinations, disorganized speech,
criteria for schizophrenia disorganized/catatonic behavior, negative
according to DSM-5? symptoms, ongoing for 6 months, and not
attributable to another condition like drug abuse.
1. Prodromal phase: leading up to the first
What are the three
psychotic event; 2. Acute phase: when psychotic
phases of
symptoms appear; 3. Recovery phase: reduction or
schizophrenia?
absence of symptoms.
What are positive Active, noticeable behaviors not normally present
symptoms of in a person without psychosis, such as
schizophrenia? hallucinations, delusions, and thought disorder.
What are negative Absence or lessening of behaviors that are
symptoms of normally present, including flat effect, anhedonia,
schizophrenia? avolition, and alogia.
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What are cognitive Difficulties in complex thinking and problem
symptoms of solving.
schizophrenia?
What types of therapies Cognitive therapy, psychoeducation, family
are used to treat therapy, behavior therapy, support groups, and
schizophrenia? rehabilitation.
What is the role of a Treats mental disorders primarily with talk therapy.
clinical psychologist in
treating mental
disorders?
What is the role of a Treats mental disorders primarily with medications.
psychiatrist in treating
mental disorders?
A symptom of mental illness characterized by a
What is psychosis? loss of touch with reality, including distortion or
loss of contact without clouding of consciousness.
A false sensory perception without a stimulus,
What is a hallucination?
usually abnormal and persistent.
An incorrect perception of a real stimulus, usually
What is an illusion?
non-pathological.
What is the difference Hallucinations are false perceptions without a
between hallucinations stimulus, while illusions are incorrect perceptions
and illusions? of real stimuli.
What is the treatment Supportive care, which may include hospitalization
approach for psychosis? for close monitoring and medication.
What is a delusional A condition where delusions are present for one
disorder? month without other symptoms of schizophrenia.
What is a brief psychotic A sudden onset of at least one psychotic symptom
disorder? lasting from 1 day to 1 month.
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Mental Health - State Exam/
Save
Terms in this set (327)
A chronic and severe mental disorder that affects
how a person thinks, feels, and behaves,
characterized by delusions, hallucinations,
What is schizophrenia?
disorganized speech and behavior, and other
symptoms causing social or occupational
dysfunction.
Two of the following must be present: delusions,
What are the diagnostic hallucinations, disorganized speech,
criteria for schizophrenia disorganized/catatonic behavior, negative
according to DSM-5? symptoms, ongoing for 6 months, and not
attributable to another condition like drug abuse.
1. Prodromal phase: leading up to the first
What are the three
psychotic event; 2. Acute phase: when psychotic
phases of
symptoms appear; 3. Recovery phase: reduction or
schizophrenia?
absence of symptoms.
What are positive Active, noticeable behaviors not normally present
symptoms of in a person without psychosis, such as
schizophrenia? hallucinations, delusions, and thought disorder.
What are negative Absence or lessening of behaviors that are
symptoms of normally present, including flat effect, anhedonia,
schizophrenia? avolition, and alogia.
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What are cognitive Difficulties in complex thinking and problem
symptoms of solving.
schizophrenia?
What types of therapies Cognitive therapy, psychoeducation, family
are used to treat therapy, behavior therapy, support groups, and
schizophrenia? rehabilitation.
What is the role of a Treats mental disorders primarily with talk therapy.
clinical psychologist in
treating mental
disorders?
What is the role of a Treats mental disorders primarily with medications.
psychiatrist in treating
mental disorders?
A symptom of mental illness characterized by a
What is psychosis? loss of touch with reality, including distortion or
loss of contact without clouding of consciousness.
A false sensory perception without a stimulus,
What is a hallucination?
usually abnormal and persistent.
An incorrect perception of a real stimulus, usually
What is an illusion?
non-pathological.
What is the difference Hallucinations are false perceptions without a
between hallucinations stimulus, while illusions are incorrect perceptions
and illusions? of real stimuli.
What is the treatment Supportive care, which may include hospitalization
approach for psychosis? for close monitoring and medication.
What is a delusional A condition where delusions are present for one
disorder? month without other symptoms of schizophrenia.
What is a brief psychotic A sudden onset of at least one psychotic symptom
disorder? lasting from 1 day to 1 month.
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