What does it mean that ASD is a spectrum disorder?
The severity and presentation of ASD vary widely from person to person; no two individuals are exactly alike.
What are the key areas impacted by intellectual disabilities?
Conceptual, social, and practical skills are the three key areas impacted.
What is the progressive nature of Alzheimer's disease?
It's a gradual deterioration of cognitive abilities, not just forgetting things.
What is a psychotic episode?
A period during which a person experiences a loss of contact with reality, often characterized by delusions and hallucinations.
What is the difference between acute and chronic schizophrenia?
Acute schizophrenia develops rapidly and is characterized by positive symptoms, while chronic schizophrenia develops slowly and is characterized by negative symptoms.
What is flat affect?
Reduced emotional expression, a negative symptom of schizophrenia.
What is avolition?
Lack of motivation or goal-directed behavior, a negative symptom of schizophrenia.
What is alogia?
Reduced speech output, a negative symptom of schizophrenia.
What is catatonia?
Periods of immobility or agitation, a negative symptom of schizophrenia.
What role does dopamine imbalance play in schizophrenia?
High dopamine levels or too many receptors can intensify symptoms of schizophrenia.
Compare acute and chronic schizophrenia.
Acute schizophrenia develops rapidly with positive symptoms and has a better prognosis, while chronic schizophrenia develops slowly with negative symptoms and a poorer prognosis.
Compare ASD and ADHD.
ASD involves deficits in social interaction and repetitive behaviors, while ADHD involves inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.
Compare delusions and hallucinations.
Delusions are false beliefs, while hallucinations are false sensory experiences.
Compare positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia.
Positive symptoms add to a person's experience (e.g., hallucinations), while negative symptoms take away from a person's experience (e.g., flat affect).
Compare neurocognitive disorder and neurodevelopmental disorder
Neurocognitive disorders involve decline in cognitive function due to biological factors, while neurodevelopmental disorders stem from unusual brain development or damage.
Compare Alzheimer's and Schizophrenia
Alzheimer's is a neurocognitive disorder characterized by memory loss, while Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder affecting perception of reality.
Compare flat affect and avolition
Flat affect is the reduction in emotional expression, while avolition is the lack of motivation or goal-directed behavior.
Compare Inattention and Impulsivity
Inattention is the difficulty focusing, while impulsivity is acting without thinking.
Compare genetic predisposition and environmental factors in Schizophrenia
Genetic predisposition increases the risk of developing Schizophrenia, while environmental factors can trigger gene expression that leads to the disorder.
Compare grandiose and persecutory delusions
Grandiose delusions are false beliefs of superiority, while persecutory delusions are false beliefs of being targeted or harmed.
What is Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)?
A neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by differences in social interaction, communication, and behavior.
What is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)?
A neurodevelopmental disorder involving challenges with attention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.
What is Intellectual Disability?
Significant limitations in both intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior.
What is a Neurocognitive Disorder?
A decline in cognitive function due to a somatogenic cause (physical or biological factor).
What is Alzheimer's Disease?
The most common neurocognitive disorder, characterized by progressive memory loss and cognitive decline.
What is Schizophrenia?
A severe psychiatric disorder that impacts an individual’s perception of reality.
What are positive symptoms in schizophrenia?
Symptoms added to a person's personality, such as delusions and hallucinations.
What are negative symptoms in schizophrenia?
Symptoms that remove from a person's personality, such as flat affect and avolition.
What is a delusion?
A false belief, which can be grandiose, persecutory, or somatic.
What is a hallucination?
A false sensory experience, often auditory (hearing voices).
