Psychotic Disorders — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: major  mental illness is classified as _____

Answer: psychosis

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Flashcard 2: Diagnosis of schizophrenia requires at least 2 of following, and at least 1 of these should include 1 to 3: - Positive symptoms-1. _____ 2. Hallucinations3. Disorganized speech4. Disorganized or catatonic behavior5. Negative symptoms (affective flattening, avolition, anhedonia, asociality, alogia)

Answer: Delusions

Flashcard 3: Alice in Wonderland syndrome is seen in _____ and Migraine.

Answer: Schizophrenia

Flashcard 4: Diagnosis of _____ disorder requires at least 2 weeks (duration) of psychotic symptoms without major mood episode

Answer: schizoaffective

Flashcard 5: _____ disorder is a fixed, persistent, false belief system lasting > 1 month (duration) with otherwise normal functioning

Answer: Delusional

Flashcard 6: _____ disorder is symptoms of schizophrenia lasting from 1 to 6 months (duration)

Answer: Schizophreniform

Flashcard 7: Cluster _____ personality disorders have a genetic association with schizophrenia

Answer: A

Flashcard 8: _____ of the mesocortical dopamine pathway results in increased "negative" symptoms of schizophrenia

Answer: Blockage

Flashcard 9: _____ disorder is symptoms of schizophrenia lasting 1 day positive symptom

Answer: Brief psychotic

Flashcard 10: _____ disorder is atleast 2 weeks of psychosis without mood episode and history of concurrent mood episode and psychosis in past.

Answer: Schizoaffective