level: Level 1
Questions and Answers List
level questions: Level 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| • a mental disorder involving a LOSS OF CONTACT WITH REALITY • may be due to the INCREASED LEVEL OF DOPAMINE the brain | PSYCHOSIS |
| Two Broad Forms OF PSYCHOSIS | 1 Hallucination 2 Delusion |
| 1 hearing, seeing and feeling things that are NOT EXISTING 2 holding UNUSUAL BELIEF that are not shared by other people | 1 Hallucination 2 Delusion |
| Psychotic Disorders | • Schizophrenia • Manic Phase of Bipolar Illness • Acute Idiopathic Psychotic Illness |
| • the MOST COMMON PSYCHOTIC DISORDER • perception, thinking, communication, social functioning, and attention are altered characterized by a CLEAR SENSORIUM but a MARKED THINKING DISTURBANCE | Schizophrenia |
| SYMPTOMS of SCHIZOPHRENIA 1 POSITIVE 2 NEGATIVE | POSITIVE (DHRT) - Delusion - Hallucination - Restlessness - Talking with own self NEGATIVE - Loss of motivation - Cognitive impairment - Akinesia (the inability to voluntarily move muscle&limb) - Mental Depression - Social withdrawal - Reduced sexual urge - Flat affect & Apathy - Monotonic Speech |
| Neurotransmitter Abnormalities in SCHIZOPHRENIA | • Dopamine •Serotonin •Glutamate (DSG) |
| RISK FACTORS (SCHIZOPHRENIA) | • Environmental Factors • Genetics • Poverty • At birth • Stress • Birth on winter • Drug Abuse |