NURS 3554 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor, Oculogyric Crisis, Hypotension
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Chapter 12 schizophrenia and schizophrenia spectrum disorders: delusion: calihili, fixed: no matter what, even though recognized, hallucinations: friends. Lifetime prevalence of schizophrenia 1% worldwide: no difference related to, race, social status, culture. Schizophrenia: schizophrenia is potentially a devastating brain disorder that affects, thinking. Language: emotions, social behavior, ability to perceive reality accurately. Comorbidity: substance abuse disorders, nicotine dependence, high nicotinic receptors, numb emotions, anxiety, depression, and suicide, physical health or illness. Lack of sleep: not eat well, paranoia, polydipsia, drink excessive water, water intoxication throws off electrolyte balance. Etiology: biological factors, genetics, neurobiological, dopamine theory, other neurochemical hypotheses, brain structure abnormalities, positive symptoms: relate to excess dopamine function in the mesolimbic system. Symptoms include: illusions, hallucinations (sensory form), delusions (fixed beliefs): also see an increase in norepinephrine and decrease in gaba and glutamate, negative symptoms are due to decreasing dopamine function in the mesocortical pathway of the brain.
