Schizoaffective disorder US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Schizoaffective disorder Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: Typical and atypical antipsychotics may be used to treat intractable or distressing tics associated with _____ syndrome
Answer: Tourette
Flashcard 2: _____ disorder meets criteria for schizophrenia in addition to major mood disorder (major depressive or bipolar)
Answer: Schizoaffective
Flashcard 3: What feature of psychosis is characterized by speech that is incoherent ("word salad"), tangential, or derailed? _____
Answer: Disorganized thought
Flashcard 4: Which personality disorder is characterized by eccentric appearance, interpersonal awkwardness, and odd beliefs/magical thinking? _____
Answer: Schizotypal (cluster A)
Flashcard 5: In addition to schizophrenia, typical antipsychotics are used to treat _____ in many conditions (e.g. bipolar disorder, delirium)
Answer: psychosis
Flashcard 6: Broca's aphasia
Answer: damage to inferior frontal gyrus of dominant frontal lobe
Extra: nonfluent speech, intact comprehension mnemonic: Broca's Broken Boca
Flashcard 7: Wernicke's aphasia
Answer:
Extra: fluent but nonsensical speech, impaired comprehension mnemonic: Wernicke's Wordy Widdershins (widdershins is nonsense in this context) superior temporal gyrus of dominant temporal lobe
Flashcard 8: global aphasia
Answer: damage to both Broca's and Wernicke's areas (dominant frontal and temporal lobes)
Extra: nonfluent speech, impaired comprehension
Flashcard 9: olfaction
Answer: limbic system
Flashcard 10: GABA
Answer: nucleus accumbens
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