30 Questions
Which of the following is considered a 'positive' symptom of schizophrenia?
Delusions
What is the most common type of delusion in schizophrenia?
Delusions of grandeur
What is the experience of sensory events without environmental input called in schizophrenia?
Hallucinations
Which part of the brain is most active during auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia?
Broca's area
What is characterized by cognitive slippage, tangentiality, and loose associations in schizophrenia?
Disorganized speech
What term did Emil Kraepelin use to describe the schizophrenic syndrome?
Dementia praecox
Who introduced the term 'schizophrenia'?
Eugen Bleuler
What are the broad spectrum of cognitive and emotional dysfunctions in schizophrenia characterized by?
All of the above
According to current thinking, what is considered important in understanding the onset and course of schizophrenia?
Onset and course
What did Eugen Bleuler identify as being included within a spectrum of schizophrenia?
Different variants
What is the DSM-5 criteria for Somatic Symptom Disorder?
Presence of at least one somatic symptom causing distress and/or disruption of daily life
What is the prevalence of Somatic Symptom Disorder?
Relatively rare condition
Who is more likely to be affected by Somatic Symptom Disorder?
Unmarried, low SES women
What is the specifier for individuals whose somatic complaints predominantly involve pain?
Severe severity level
How is Illness Anxiety Disorder described in terms of anxiety about health?
High level of anxiety about health
What is the preoccupation with fears of having or acquiring a serious illness known as in Illness Anxiety Disorder?
Hypochondriasis
In Illness Anxiety Disorder, what are the somatic symptoms like in terms of intensity?
Mild in intensity or absent
What does the individual do in response to the preoccupation with fears of having or acquiring a serious illness in Illness Anxiety Disorder?
"Performs excessive health-related behaviors"
"What is true according to DSM-5 criteria for Illness Anxiety Disorder?"
"The preoccupation with illness is clearly excessive or disproportionate"
What did the research on Somatic Symptom Disorder point out?
It runs a chronic course and has a relatively rare condition.
What characterizes somatic symptom disorders?
Presence of somatic symptoms often medically unexplained with excessive thoughts, feelings, and behaviors related to the symptoms
Which disorder was formerly called Briquet’s syndrome?
Somatic symptom disorder
What is the main feature of illness anxiety disorder?
Preoccupation with health or symptoms without having any medical basis
What characterizes conversion disorder?
Presence of one or more somatic symptoms that are often medically unexplained
What is the definition of dissociative disorders?
Excessive or maladaptive response to physical symptoms or health concerns
What are the features of depersonalization/derealization disorder?
Feeling detached from one’s mind or body or being in a dreamlike state
What is dissociative amnesia characterized by?
Inability to recall important autobiographical information
What is the primary feature of psychological factors affecting medical condition?
Psychological factors affecting a general medical condition
How did somatic symptom disorders originate?
First identified by French doctor who noticed patients coming to him with numerous complaints with no medical basis
What are the types of disorders included in somatic symptom disorders?
Somatic symptom disorder and illness anxiety disorder
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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