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Schizophrenia Terms
Exam 1
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Nursing
Undergraduate 4
01/17/2019

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Acute dystonia
Definition
Occurs within a few days of starting tx, painful Spasms of the muscles of the tongue, face, knock or back
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parkinsonism
Definition
Development of Parkinson’s like symptoms from blockage of dopamine. Occurs within first month of therapy
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Akathisia
Definition
Compulsive, restless movement. Sx of anxiety or agitation
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Tardive Dyskinesia
Definition
Late reaction
Involuntary movement of tongue and face

Lip smacking, fly catching...
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Anticholinergic affects
Definition
Dry mouth
Blurred vision
Photophobia
Urinary hesitancy
Constipation
Tacycardia
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Tardive Dyskinesia
Definition
Late reaction
Involuntary movement of tongue and face

Lip smacking, fly catching...
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Anticholinergic affects
Definition
Dry mouth
Blurred vision
Photophobia
Urinary hesitancy
Constipation
Tacycardia
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Hallucinations
Definition
Sensory experiences not associated with actual sensory stimuli

Most common: auditory
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Delusions
Definition
False, fixed believes held by the pt which cannot be altered by use of logic or reasoning.

(safety is a priority)
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Delusions of persecution
Definition
Belief that someone is going to harm them
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Delusions of grandeur
Definition
Belief that they are more important/hold a higher status than reality
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Delusions of reference
Definition
A neutral event is believed to have personal meaning.

Bilboard is sending them specifically a message
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Delusions of control/reference
Definition
Belief that someone is controlling their thoughts/behavior
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Somatic delusions
Definition
Belief that one’s body function, sensation, or appearance is grossly abnormal.

Body is infested with parasites
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Nihilistic delusions
Definition
Belief that things (often including the self) does not exist or a sense that everything is unreal
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Loose Associations
Definition
Thought disorder in which series of ideas are presented with loosely apparent or completely in apparent logical connections

He went to the ballpark and bought Frank’s beer belly home in a bag of grass seed
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Neologisms
Definition
A new word that is meaningless except to the person speaking, typically a combination of two existing words or a shortening or distortion or an existing word.
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Clang associations
Definition
Word choice determined not by logic or meaning but by a word’s similarity in sound to another word.
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Word Salad
Definition
Confused or unintelligible mixture of seemingly random words and phrases
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Circumstantiallity
Definition
Non-linear thought pattern and occurs when the focus of the conversations drifts, but often comes back to the point
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Tangentiality
Definition
Tendency to speak about topics unrelated to the main topic of discussion
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Perseveration
Definition
Uncontrollable repetition of a particular response, word, phrase or gesture despite the absensce or cessation of a stimuluus

Search for sameness, same movement, same activity, same topic....
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Echolalia
Definition
Repetition of focalization made by another person
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Echopraxia
Definition
Involuntary repetition or imitation of another persons’s actions
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Apathy
Definition
Lack of feeling, emotion, interest or concern.
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Avolitition
Definition
Inability to care for personal hygiene or participate in work or recreational activities
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Anosognosia
Definition
Lack of insight
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Anergia
Definition
Lack of energy
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Catatonia
Definition
Behavorial syndrome marked by the inability to move normally.

Most common sx: stupor.
May have involuntary repetition, slow movements, or inability to move or speak.

Give benzos
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toxic psychosis
Definition
substance induced psychosis,
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anhedonia
Definition
Inability to experience pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable
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Prodromal phase
Definition
Early phase of schizophrenia where sx are displayed before a full blown episode.

kinda like early sx
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Alogia
Definition
Difficulty speaking
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