Schizophrenia and Psychotic Disorders Study Notes

Conceptualization in this context refers to understanding the nature, characteristics, and complexities of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. It involves gaining a comprehensive understanding of the underlying causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and management of these disorders.

Predisposing factors can include genetic vulnerability, environmental stressors, early childhood experiences, substance abuse, and certain medical conditions.

Types of schizophrenia include paranoid, disorganized, catatonic, undifferentiated, and residual. Other psychotic disorders include schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, and brief psychotic disorder.

<p>Identifying symptomatology typically involves assessing positive symptoms like hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized thinking. It also includes negative symptoms like social withdrawal, flat affect, and lack of motivation along with cognitive impairments in attention, memory, and executive functioning.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nursing diagnoses may include impaired communication, self-care deficit, risk for violence, disturbed thought processes, disturbed sensory perception, and social isolation, among others.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Topics may include medication management, symptom recognition and coping strategies, adherence to treatment plans, psychosocial support and rehabilitation services, and legal rights and community resources.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Interventions may include therapeutic communication, milieu therapy, medication administration, individual and group therapy, supportive counseling, and community outreach.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Evaluation criteria may include symptom reduction, improved functional abilities, adherence to medication and treatment plans, decreased hospital readmissions, and improved quality of life.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Modalities can include medications, psychotherapy, psychosocial rehabilitation, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), and family therapy.</p> Signup and view all the answers