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Which of the following is considered a 'positive' symptom of schizophrenia?
Which of the following is considered a 'positive' symptom of schizophrenia?
- Delusions (correct)
- Avolition
- Affective flattening
- Alogia
What is the most common type of delusion in schizophrenia?
What is the most common type of delusion in schizophrenia?
- Delusions of persecution
- Delusions of grandeur (correct)
- Anhedonia
- Affective flattening
What is the experience of sensory events without environmental input called in schizophrenia?
What is the experience of sensory events without environmental input called in schizophrenia?
- Anhedonia
- Hallucinations (correct)
- Alogia
- Avolition
Which part of the brain is most active during auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia?
Which part of the brain is most active during auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia?
What is characterized by cognitive slippage, tangentiality, and loose associations in schizophrenia?
What is characterized by cognitive slippage, tangentiality, and loose associations in schizophrenia?
What term did Emil Kraepelin use to describe the schizophrenic syndrome?
What term did Emil Kraepelin use to describe the schizophrenic syndrome?
Who introduced the term 'schizophrenia'?
Who introduced the term 'schizophrenia'?
What are the broad spectrum of cognitive and emotional dysfunctions in schizophrenia characterized by?
What are the broad spectrum of cognitive and emotional dysfunctions in schizophrenia characterized by?
According to current thinking, what is considered important in understanding the onset and course of schizophrenia?
According to current thinking, what is considered important in understanding the onset and course of schizophrenia?
What did Eugen Bleuler identify as being included within a spectrum of schizophrenia?
What did Eugen Bleuler identify as being included within a spectrum of schizophrenia?
What is the DSM-5 criteria for Somatic Symptom Disorder?
What is the DSM-5 criteria for Somatic Symptom Disorder?
What is the prevalence of Somatic Symptom Disorder?
What is the prevalence of Somatic Symptom Disorder?
Who is more likely to be affected by Somatic Symptom Disorder?
Who is more likely to be affected by Somatic Symptom Disorder?
What is the specifier for individuals whose somatic complaints predominantly involve pain?
What is the specifier for individuals whose somatic complaints predominantly involve pain?
How is Illness Anxiety Disorder described in terms of anxiety about health?
How is Illness Anxiety Disorder described in terms of anxiety about health?
What is the preoccupation with fears of having or acquiring a serious illness known as in Illness Anxiety Disorder?
What is the preoccupation with fears of having or acquiring a serious illness known as in Illness Anxiety Disorder?
In Illness Anxiety Disorder, what are the somatic symptoms like in terms of intensity?
In Illness Anxiety Disorder, what are the somatic symptoms like in terms of intensity?
What does the individual do in response to the preoccupation with fears of having or acquiring a serious illness in Illness Anxiety Disorder?
What does the individual do in response to the preoccupation with fears of having or acquiring a serious illness in Illness Anxiety Disorder?
"What is true according to DSM-5 criteria for Illness Anxiety Disorder?"
"What is true according to DSM-5 criteria for Illness Anxiety Disorder?"
What did the research on Somatic Symptom Disorder point out?
What did the research on Somatic Symptom Disorder point out?
What characterizes somatic symptom disorders?
What characterizes somatic symptom disorders?
Which disorder was formerly called Briquet’s syndrome?
Which disorder was formerly called Briquet’s syndrome?
What is the main feature of illness anxiety disorder?
What is the main feature of illness anxiety disorder?
What characterizes conversion disorder?
What characterizes conversion disorder?
What is the definition of dissociative disorders?
What is the definition of dissociative disorders?
What are the features of depersonalization/derealization disorder?
What are the features of depersonalization/derealization disorder?
What is dissociative amnesia characterized by?
What is dissociative amnesia characterized by?
What is the primary feature of psychological factors affecting medical condition?
What is the primary feature of psychological factors affecting medical condition?
How did somatic symptom disorders originate?
How did somatic symptom disorders originate?
What are the types of disorders included in somatic symptom disorders?
What are the types of disorders included in somatic symptom disorders?
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Study Notes
Schizophrenia
- Hallucinations and delusions are considered 'positive' symptoms of schizophrenia
- The most common type of delusion in schizophrenia is paranoid delusions
- The experience of sensory events without environmental input is called hallucinations in schizophrenia
- The temporal lobe is the most active part of the brain during auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia
- Disorganized thinking is characterized by cognitive slippage, tangentiality, and loose associations in schizophrenia
- Emil Kraepelin used the term 'dementia praecox' to describe the schizophrenic syndrome
- Eugen Bleuler introduced the term 'schizophrenia'
- Schizophrenia is characterized by a broad spectrum of cognitive and emotional dysfunctions
- According to current thinking, genetic and environmental factors are important in understanding the onset and course of schizophrenia
- Eugen Bleuler identified schizophrenia as a spectrum including simple, paranoid, catatonic, and hebephrenic types
Somatic Symptom Disorders
- The DSM-5 criteria for Somatic Symptom Disorder includes one or more somatic symptoms that are distressing or disrupt daily life
- The prevalence of Somatic Symptom Disorder is 5-7%
- Women are more likely to be affected by Somatic Symptom Disorder
- The specifier "with predominant pain" is used for individuals whose somatic complaints predominantly involve pain
- Illness Anxiety Disorder is characterized by excessive anxiety about health and fears of having or acquiring a serious illness
- In Illness Anxiety Disorder, somatic symptoms are mild in intensity
- Individuals with Illness Anxiety Disorder excessively check their body for signs of illness
- According to DSM-5 criteria, Illness Anxiety Disorder is characterized by excessive anxiety about health and fears of having or acquiring a serious illness
Other Disorders
- Conversion Disorder (formerly Briquet's syndrome) is characterized by symptoms affecting voluntary motor or sensory function
- Illness Anxiety Disorder is characterized by excessive anxiety about health and fears of having or acquiring a serious illness
- Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder is characterized by feelings of detachment from oneself or the world
- Dissociative Amnesia is characterized by an inability to recall important information about oneself
- Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Condition is characterized by psychological factors that affect a medical condition
- Somatic Symptom Disorders originate from the interaction of biological, psychological, and social factors
- Somatic Symptom Disorders include Illness Anxiety Disorder, Conversion Disorder, and Somatic Symptom Disorder
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