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What does the term 'dementia praecox' refer to in the context of schizophrenia?
Which of the following describes 'neologism' in the context of disorganized speech symptoms?
What is a characteristic of 'clang association' in speech?
Which symptom is NOT classified as a positive symptom of schizophrenia?
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Which of the following describes 'catatonia' as it relates to schizophrenia?
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What is 'associality' in the context of negative symptoms of schizophrenia?
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According to Schneider, what are considered 'first rank symptoms' of schizophrenia?
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What distinguishes schizophrenia from a brief psychotic disorder?
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Study Notes
History of Schizophrenia
- Emil Kraepelin coined the term "dementia praecox" to describe the deteriorating mental state of individuals with schizophrenia.
- Eugene Bleuler later renamed the condition "schizophrenia," emphasizing the "splitting of the mind." He identified four fundamental symptoms:
- Blunt Affect: Inability to express emotions appropriately.
- Disturbance of Association: Fragmented thinking and difficulty connecting ideas.
- Autism: Withdrawal from social interactions and focusing on internal thoughts.
- Ambivalence: Conflict and inconsistency in emotional responses.
Schizophrenia Symptoms
- Positive symptoms are additions to normal behavior and include delusions, hallucinations, and abnormal movements.
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Negative symptoms are a reduction in normal behavior and include:
- Avolition: Lack of motivation and goal-directed behavior.
- Alogia: Reduced speech output.
- Anhedonia: Inability to experience pleasure.
- Associality: Lack of interest in social interaction.
Disorganized Thinking
- Tangentiality: A pattern of speech where responses drift away from the original question.
- Perseveration: Repeating the same word or phrase despite the conversation moving on.
- Neologism: Creating new words or phrases with no recognized meanings.
- Clang Association: Speech that is linked by rhyming or similar-sounding words, not logical connections.
Catatonia
- Stupor: Complete lack of psychomotor activity.
- Catalepsy: Maintaining a fixed posture for extended periods.
- Mannerism: Unusual movements or gestures that are odd or repetitive.
- Negativism: Resistance or lack of response to instructions or stimuli.
- Mutism: Inability or refusal to speak.
- Stereotypy: Repetitive, purposeless movements.
- Echolalia: Repeating another person's words or phrases.
- Echopraxia: Mimicking another person's movements.
Schizophrenia vs Psychosis
- Psychosis: A broad term referring to a mental state marked by a loss of contact with reality, often including hallucinations and delusions.
- Schizophrenia: A specific type of psychosis characterized by persistent psychotic symptoms for at least six months.
Brief Psychotic Disorder
- A diagnosis given to individuals experiencing psychotic symptoms for at least one day but less than one month.
Delusions
- Persecutory Delusions: Belief that one is being harmed or threatened.
- Erotomanic Delusions: Belief that another person is in love with them.
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Explore the history and evolution of schizophrenia, including Emil Kraepelin's and Eugene Bleuler's contributions to the understanding of the condition. Learn about the positive and negative symptoms that characterize schizophrenia, as well as the impact of these symptoms on individuals' lives.
