Exam 5: Understanding Major Psychotic Disorders

___________ refers to the feeling that one's thoughts are being broadcast into the environment.

Statement A: Preventive strategies for schizophrenia have been advocated recently with the help of models using a psychosocial approach. Statement B: It is important to focus on preventive strategies given that the treatment lag in first-episode schizophrenia has been estimated at 1 year or even more.

The following phrases describe the different symptoms identifiable in psychotic disorders. Match the description with the correct term used to describe that symptom. -A false belief based on incorrect inferences about reality, at odds with the person's social and cultural background

All models of community-based care discourage long-term hospitalization.

The following phrases describe the different symptoms identifiable in psychotic disorders. Match the description with the correct term used to describe that symptom. -A false sensory perception occurring in the absence of any relevant external stimulation of the sensory modality involved

As is the case for most psychiatric illnesses, treatment adherence remains a major factor limiting therapeutic success in schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders.

Which of the following terms correctly describes a reduction in the normal range of facial expressions?

What does ACT stand for?

A prodromal period refers to the later stages of an illness, characterized by the fully developed signs and symptoms of the illness.

Discuss the major diagnostic criteria of schizophrenia.

Most antipsychotic medications work better for positive symptoms, whereas their effect on negative symptoms is less than clear cut.

What is ACT? Discuss the three arms of the ACT model.

Persons diagnosed with schizophrenia have a life expectancy 50% shorter than that of the general population.

The ability to differentiate between the external world and the internal world and to accurately judge the relation between the self and the environment is known as reality testing.

A set of deeply discrediting attributes, related to negative attitudes and beliefs toward a group of people, that are likely to affect a person's identity and thus lead to a damaged sense of self through social rejection, discrimination, and social isolation is termed:

The acronym ACT stands for assertive community treatment.

An episode of schizophrenia lasting more than 1 month but less than 6 months is called:

The cognitive approach focuses on an individual's subjective response to dysfunctional thoughts or perceptions.

Therapy with medications can help avoid the risk of future relapses of schizophrenia.

Family interaction patterns characterized by unclear or fragmented communication, negative affective style, criticism, hostility, and overinvolvement are strong predictors of relapse in schizophrenia.