Psychotic Disorders — Flashcards

_____ is meaningless and stereotyped repetition of words or phrases, as seen in schizophrenia.

Treatment resistent schizophrenia is the lack of response to two different antipsychotics given at adequate dosages for an adequate duration of _____ weeks

Thoughts of being harmed, followed by people around him represent delusion of _____.

If there is history of relapse in schizophrenia antipsychotics should be continued for at least _____.

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation(rTMS) can be used in addition to antipsychotics in _____

Delusion of _____ is when events, objects, or other persons in one's immediate environment are perceived to have a particular and unusual significance for the person experiencing the delusion.

One of the first rank symptoms of schizophrenia is _____, where the person attaches an abnormal significance/meaning to a normal perception, which leads to delusional interpretation

In _____ syndrome, the woman believes that a man, frequently older and of higher status, is in love with her.

Industrialization is associated with a _____ risk of developing schizophrenia

Family hx of mood disorders is a _____ prognostic factor for schizophrenia