Psychotic Disorders — Flashcards

_____ is a form of aura (pre-ictal) where thoughts formed by the patient are not in control and are distressing

Hebephrenic schizophrenia is a _____ prognostic factor for schizophrenia

Personality is altered in _____

_____ symptoms of schizophrenia occur due to hypoactivity of dopaminergic system in the mesocortical pathway

Absence of a stressor is a _____ prognostic factor for schizophrenia

Prepulse inhibition (PPI) of _____ response paradigms is a marker of schizophrenia

_____ hallucination is a compound hallucination in which the entire sensory input is replaced by hallucinatory percepts, thus giving rise to a totally different perceptual reality.

In _____ syndrome, person holds a delusional belief that different people are in fact a single person who changes his or her appearance or is in disguise.

_____ is a feature of catatonia where the patient's limbs can be manipulated to move in any position which is then retained by the patient for long periods of time, even if uncomfortable.

Negative symptoms is a _____ prognostic factor for schizophrenia