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Schizophrenia
- complex mental illness affecting ~1% of the people worldwide
- unable to:
- differentiate between real and unreal experiences
- think logically
- have normal emotional responses
- behave normally in social situations
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3 categories of Symptons of Schizophrenia
- Postive symptoms
- cognitive deficits
- negative symptoms
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Postive symptoms of Schizophrenia
- hallucinations
- delusions
- thought disorders
- movement disorders
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cognitive deficits Schizophrenia
- poor executive functioning
- attention deficits
- problems with working memory
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negative symptoms Schizophrenia
- flat affect
- lack of pleasure in everyday life
- diminished ability to initiate and sustained planned activity
- speaking infrequently, even when force to interact
- Poor basic hygiene
- needs help with everyday activities
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Treatments of Schizophrenia
- Electroconvulsive shock therapy
- psychotherapy
- medications-antipsychotics (neuroleptics)
- Meds- therapeutic goal - anagonize dopamine receptors in forebrain, hindbrain, and limbic region
- Meds-Adverse effect - dopamine receptor antagonism associated with tardive dyskinesia, a repetitive tic-like movment
- Med - Ypical antipsychoitics
- Meds - atypical antipsychotics
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