PSY240H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Schizophrenia, System On A Chip, Reduced Affect Display
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Criteria: 2 or more of: o, delusions, hallucinations, disorg speech, disorg/catatonic bhv, negative symptoms. Pf & other areas: abnormalities in volume, neuron density, & metabolic rate in pf cortex, temporal lobes, basal ganglia, & limbic area (hippocampus, thalamus, & amygdala, in pf cortex= less activity & smaller; more common in ppl w/negative symptoms, dysfunction in left fronto thalamo cerebellar circuitry = stable vulnerability factor, abnormalities in shape/volume of hippocampus, 12 week exercise program increased hippocampal volume (plasticity) = improved stm performance. Bhvral, cog, & soc interventions can reduce risk for relapse: edu ind about role of personal vulnerability, stressful life circumstances, & their interaction in production of delusions, hallucinations, & negative symptoms, hmwk to monitor & test patient"s beliefs w/bhvral experiments, fam role = important for intervention b. must ignore schizophrenic symptoms such as bizarre comments & reinforce soc appropriate; token economies, soc interventions include increasing contact+ soc support.
