What is the epidemiology for males vs females for schizophrenia, and at what age does it typically appear for each gender? Males: 10-25 y/o, Females: 25-35 y/o Males: 15-20 y/o, Females: 20-25 y/o Males: 20-30 y/o, Females: 30-40 y/o Males: 25-35 y/o, Females: 35-45 y/o

Males: 10-25 y/o, Females: 25-35 y/o

What are the three etiology theories about schizophrenia? Biochemical, Genetic, Reduced Brain Structures Environmental, Psychological, Social Cultural, Economic, Educational Nutritional, Hormonal, Viral

Biochemical, Genetic, Reduced Brain Structures

What are the four neurotransmitters related to schizophrenia, and which one produces both positive and negative symptoms? Dopamine, Acetylcholine, GABA, Glutamate; Norepinephrine Dopamine, Serotonin, GABA, Norepinephrine; Serotonin Acetylcholine, Glutamate, Histamine, Serotonin; Dopamine Serotonin, Histamine, Dopamine, Acetylcholine; GABA

Dopamine, Serotonin, GABA, Norepinephrine; Serotonin

What do you see on MRI for people with schizophrenia, and can it diagnose schizophrenia? Lateral & 3rd ventricular enlargement, Eye movement dysfunction; Cannot diagnose Normal brain structure, No abnormalities; Can diagnose Increased brain volume, Enhanced connectivity; Can diagnose Decreased white matter, Enlarged hippocampus; Cannot diagnose

Lateral & 3rd ventricular enlargement, Eye movement dysfunction; Cannot diagnose

How does schizophrenia present in early life? Highly energetic, talkative, and extroverted Withdrawn, anxious, and fearful with no friends Aggressive, outgoing, and social with many friends Quiet, passive, and introverted with few friends

Quiet, passive, and introverted with few friends

What are the negative symptoms of schizophrenia? Flat affect, Reduced social interaction, Anhedonia, Avolition, Alogia, Catatonia Depression, Anxiety, Insomnia, Irritability, Fatigue Hallucinations, Delusions, Disorganized thought, Disorganized speech, Bizarre behaviors Increased energy, Rapid speech, Grandiosity, Impulsivity, Distractibility

Flat affect, Reduced social interaction, Anhedonia, Avolition, Alogia, Catatonia

What are the positive symptoms of schizophrenia? Depression, Anxiety, Insomnia, Irritability, Fatigue Flat affect, Reduced social interaction, Anhedonia, Avolition, Alogia, Catatonia Hallucinations, Delusions, Disorganized thought, Disorganized speech, Bizarre behaviors Increased energy, Rapid speech, Grandiosity, Impulsivity, Distractibility

Hallucinations, Delusions, Disorganized thought, Disorganized speech, Bizarre behaviors

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Schizophrenia appears in what percentage of the population?

What is the epidemiology for males vs females for schizophrenia, and at what age does it typically appear for each gender?

What are the two substances that are linked with schizophrenia?

What are the three etiology theories about schizophrenia?

What are the four neurotransmitters related to schizophrenia, and which one produces both positive and negative symptoms?

What do you see on MRI for people with schizophrenia, and can it diagnose schizophrenia?

How does schizophrenia present in early life?

What is the leading cause of premature death in people with schizophrenia?

What are the negative symptoms of schizophrenia?

What are the positive symptoms of schizophrenia?

What is a better predictor for the level of function of a patient with schizophrenia?

What are the risk factors for violent or impulsive behavior in a person with schizophrenia?

What characterizes the beginning of schizophrenia?

With schizophrenic patients, what is an intuitive experience of their inability to establish an emotional rapport with a patient?

What is the DSM-5 Criteria for Schizophrenia?

What are the two screening tests for schizophrenia?

What is the first-line treatment for schizophrenia?

What is the Black Box Warning (BBW) of Clozapine?

True or False: Schizophrenics benefit more from the combined use of antipsychotic drugs and psychosocial treatment than from either treatment used alone.

What is the difference between typical and atypical schizophrenia?

What is the long-term goal of treatment for schizophrenics?

Stopping medication too quickly increases the risk of a schizophrenic psychotic relapse by how much?

Is noncompliance with long-term antipsychotic medication treatment high?

What are some adverse effects of antipsychotic drugs (Dopamine Receptor Antagonists)?

What disorder has features of both schizophrenia and mood disorders (AFFECT)?

For schizoaffective disorder, if the mood is one of mania, it is called _____ type; if the mood is one of depression, it is called _____ type.

What is the first-line treatment for schizoaffective disorder?

What is the epidemiology for schizophreniform disorder for males vs females?

What is an acute psychotic disorder with a rapid onset and lacking a long prodromal phase with the same DSM symptoms criteria as schizophrenia?

How does schizophrenia differ from schizophreniform disorder in terms of how long symptoms need to last?

Some patients with _____ return to baseline level of functioning after the disorder has resolved.

What is the treatment for schizophreniform disorder?

What is the prognosis of schizophreniform disorder?

For delusional disorder and shared psychotic disorder, the Mental Status Examination (MSE) is _____ except for a markedly abnormal delusional system.

What disorder is described as having no prominent or sustained hallucinations, must be about situations that occur in real life, and moods consistent with the content of their delusions?

How should the clinician act when with a patient with delusional disorder and shared psychotic disorder?

What is the DSM-5 Criteria for delusional disorder?

What type of delusion is characterized by the belief that another person, usually of higher status, is in love with the individual?

What type of delusion involves inflated worth, power, knowledge, identity, or special relationship to a deity or famous person?

What type of delusion is characterized by the belief that the individual's partner is unfaithful?

What type of delusion involves the belief that the person (or someone close to the person) is being malevolently treated in some way?

What type of delusion involves the belief that the person has some physical defect or general medical condition?

What type of delusion is characterized by more than one of the above types but no one theme predominates?

What is the treatment for delusional disorder and shared psychotic disorder, and do these patients usually accept treatment?

What is the DSM-5 criteria for shared psychiatric disorder?

What is a precursor to schizophreniform disorder, is most common in females, and presents in individuals aged 20-30 years?

What symptoms of brief psychotic disorder always need to be present, with at least one major symptom of psychosis?

Who is at greater risk for brief psychotic disorder?

How long do the symptoms of brief psychotic disorder last?

What is the treatment for brief psychotic disorder?

Is schizophrenia thought of as split-personality or split fragmented thinking?

What are the phases of schizophrenia?

Can schizophrenia be detected on imaging?

What are Second Generation Antipsychotics (SGA) more at risk for?

What class of medications is associated with higher Extrapyramidal Symptoms (EPS)?

What is Affect in the context of schizophrenia?

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