ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY SIXTEENTH EDITION James N Butcher Jill
ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY, SIXTEENTH EDITION James N. Butcher/ Jill M. Hooley/ Susan Mineka Chapter 13 Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders © 2014, 2013, 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
Schizophrenia Psychosis • Significant loss of contact with reality • Hallmark of schizophrenia © 2014, 2013, 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
Schizophrenia Affects people from all walks of life Schizophrenia Characterized by an array of diverse symptoms Usually begins in late adolescence or early adulthood © 2014, 2013, 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
Origins of the Schizophrenia Construct Eugen Bleuler introduced term “schizophrenia” in 1911 First clinical description appeared in 1810 Emil Kraepelin used term dementia praecox to refer to mental deterioration at early age © 2014, 2013, 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
Epidemiology Risk • Lifetime prevalence • Age of father • Country • Onset age • Gender © 2014, 2013, 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
Figure 13. 1: Age Distribution of Onset of Schizophrenia © 2014, 2013, 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
Clinical Picture Hallmark symptoms • Delusions • Hallucinations • Disorganized speech and behavior © 2014, 2013, 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
Delusions • Erroneous belief • Fixed and firmly held despite clear contradictory evidence • Disturbance in the content of thought • Examples Delusions © 2014, 2013, 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
Hallucinations • Sensory experience • Seems real but occurs in absence of any external perceptual stimulus • Can occur in any sensory modality Hallucinations © 2014, 2013, 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
Disorganized Speech • Failure to make sense • Despite conforming to semantic and syntactic rules of speech • Disturbance in form (not content) of thought Disorganized speech © 2014, 2013, 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
Disorganized Behavior • Impairment of goaldirected activity • Occurs in areas of daily functioning • Catatonia stupor Disorganized and Catatonic Behavior © 2014, 2013, 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
Positive and Negative Symptoms Positive symptoms of schizophrenia • Excess or distortion in normal repertoire of behavior and experience • Examples © 2014, 2013, 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
Positive and Negative Symptoms Negative symptoms of schizophrenia • Absence or deficit of normally present behaviors • Examples © 2014, 2013, 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
Other Psychotic Disorders Other psychotic disorders • • • Schizoaffective disorder Schizophreniform disorder Delusional disorder Brief psychotic disorder Shared psychotic disorder Let’s take a few minutes to define each of these. © 2014, 2013, 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
Risk and Causal Factors • True or false? • Genetic factors are clearly implicated in schizophrenia. © 2014, 2013, 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
Risk and Causal Factors • The following slide shows that having a relative with the disorder significantly raises a person’s risk of developing schizophrenia. • Let’s look and see. © 2014, 2013, 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
Figure 13. 2: Risk of Developing Schizophrenia Based on Shared Genes © 2014, 2013, 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
Genetic Factors Monozygotic twins (of people with schizophrenia) are much more likely to develop schizophrenia than are dizygotic twins. © 2014, 2013, 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
Genetic Factors Twin studies The influence of genetics Adoption studies Studies of molecular genetics © 2014, 2013, 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
Prenatal Exposures Prenatal exposures: Prenatal infection Rhesus incompatibility Early nutritional deficiencies and maternal stress Pregnancy and birth complications © 2014, 2013, 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
Genes and Environment in Schizophrenia: A Synthesis Environmental factors Multiple genetic factors Current thinking emphasizes interplay © 2014, 2013, 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
Genes and Environment in Schizophrenia: A Synthesis • Can you fill in the blanks? • Schizophrenia is genetically ____ but not genetically ____! © 2014, 2013, 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
A Neurodevelopmental Perspective Brain lesion lies dormant until normal developmental changes occur Changes expose problems resulting from this brain abnormality © 2014, 2013, 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Developmental precursors may include variety of abnormalities
Other Biological Factors Many brain areas are abnormal in schizophrenia • Decreased brain volume • Enlarged ventricles • Frontal lobe dysfunction • Reduced volume of the thalamus • Abnormalities in temporal lobe areas © 2014, 2013, 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
Other Biological Factors • True or false? • Brain abnormalities are found in all patients. © 2014, 2013, 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
Other Biological Factors Implicated in Schizophrenia Neurotransmitters • Dopamine • Glutamate Cytoarchitecture • Overall organization of cells in brain may be compromised © 2014, 2013, 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
Figure 13. 8: Cytoarchitecture and Neural Development © 2014, 2013, 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
Neurocognition Neurocognitive deficits found in people with schizophrenia Attentional and working memory deficits © 2014, 2013, 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Eye-tracking dysfunctions
Figure 13. 11: A Diathesis-Stress Model of Schizophrenia © 2014, 2013, 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
Psychosocial and Cultural Factors • Do “bad families” cause schizophrenia? • Support your response from information in your text. © 2014, 2013, 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
Psychosocial and Cultural Aspects Families and relapse Urban living Immigration Cannabis abuse © 2014, 2013, 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
Treatments and Outcomes Treatment and outcomes Prognosis before 1950 s Introduction of antipsychotic drugs in 1950 s 15 -25 years outcomes Long-term institutionalization rate © 2014, 2013, 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
Pharmacological approaches Pharmacological Approaches First-generation antipsychotic drugs Second-generation antipsychotics Side effects © 2014, 2013, 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
Psychosocial Approaches Psychosocial approaches Family therapy Case management Social-skills training Cognitive remediation Cognitive-behavioral therapy Other forms of individual treatment © 2014, 2013, 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
Unresolved Issues What is the best way to prevent schizophrenia? By improving prenatal care for women with schizophrenia in their biological families? By reducing cannabis abuse in teens? By identifying and intervening with people at high risk for developing schizophrenia? By intervening early with people who have developed schizophrenia? © 2014, 2013, 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
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