Schizophrenia
Negative symptoms are flat affect, alogia, avolition and social withdrawal, and they are prominent in schizophrenia.
Treatment at a glance
- An antipsychotic (risperidone, olanzapine or haloperidol) plus psychosocial treatment
What our notes say
- Negative symptoms are flat affect, alogia, avolition and social withdrawal, and they are prominent in schizophrenia. (Dictionary of Psychopathology)
- Auditory hallucinations are the most common in psychiatric disorders, particularly command voices in schizophrenia. | (Fundamentals of Psychopathology)
- Auditory hallucinations are the most common, particularly command voices in schizophrenia. (Fundamentals of Psychopathology)
- A common language so clinicians, patients, families and services mean the same thing by "schizophrenia" or "depression". (Classification of Mental Disorders)
- Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders: schizophrenia, schizoaffective, brief psychotic disorder, delusional disorder. (Classification of Mental Disorders)
- You cannot understand "schizophrenia" without knowing hallucinations, delusions and thought disorder. (Introduction to Psychopathology)
Study material on Schizophrenia
- Psychiatry Year 4 CAT: June 2023, schizophrenia, dementia, eating disorders and psychopharmacology, 29 of 30 MCQs
- Classification of Mental Disorders
- Behavioural Sciences MCQs — December 2013 Paper I (Past Paper)
- Introduction to Psychopathology
- Psychiatry Year 6 CAT: June 2023, psychopathology, psychosis, mood and child psychiatry, 30 MCQs
- Psychiatry Year 6 CAT: October 2023, violence, defence mechanisms, hallucinations and sleep, 20 MCQs
- Dictionary of Psychopathology
- Psychological Therapies and Non-Pharmacological Interventions
- Clinical Pharmacology I (MBPL 4400) main exam: 25 January 2023
Practice questions on Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is thought to be caused in part by excessive production and release of which of the following neurotransmitter agents?
- Norepinephrine
- Serotonin
- Acetylcholine
- Substance P
- Dopamine
Answer: E. The dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia suggests that excessive dopaminergic activity, particularly in the mesolimbic pathway, contributes to the positive symptoms of schizophrenia. Antipsychotic medications work by blocking dopamine receptors. The other neurotransmitters are not primarily implicated in schizophrenia pathophysiology. ---
The following are true about the aetiology of schizophrenia, except:
- Schizophrenia is a polygenic disorders related to impaired neurotransmitter production and functions
- The 1st degree relatives of schizophrenia have 10 times greater risk of schizophrenia as the general population
- The concordance rate of schizophrenia is higher in MZ as in DZ twins
- The prevalence of Schizophrenia in the general population is estimated at 5%
- Intrauterine and perinatal viral infections are thought to be important environmental factors
Answer: A.
The following are true about the etiology of schizophrenia; except:
- Randomized conditioning Attempt 1 on 3 Available from January 24, 2019 at 09:00 AM until January 24, 2019 at 10:35 AM
- Long-term memory
- Primary memory
- Secondary memory
- Episodic memory 5. [This question] attempts to create an association between a stimulus (e.g., brand name) and some response (e.g.,…
Answer: A.
Which of the following is incorrect regarding the aetiology of schizophrenia?
- Schizophrenia is a polygenic disorder related to impaired neurotransmitter production and functions
- The 1st degree relatives of schizophrenia have 10 times greater risk of schizophrenia as the general population
- The concordance rate of schizophrenia is higher in MZ as in DZ twins
- The concordance rate of schizophrenia is higher in DZ as in MZ twins
- Intrauterine and perinatal viral infections are thought to be important environmental factors
Answer: A.