Question

1. Identify the possible symptom combinations of schizophrenia
2. Describe the basic biological underpinnings of and theories explaining schizophrenia
3. Discuss the role of pharmacological treatment and adjunctive interventions

Answer 1

schizophrenia may result in a group of combination symptoms of ,

• Hallucinations

• Delusion

• impairs daily functioning and can be disabling

• Disorganized thinking or speech

• Negative symptoms

• Extremely disorganized or abnormal motor behaviour

Basic Biological underpinnings and theories

Schizophrenia is have genetic underpinnings related with journal system . Changes in cognitive, intellectual behaviours

Theories :

Dopamine hypotheses ,

Overactive hypothesis . Dopaminergic system cause schizophrenia

Neural system,

These are the long tract pathways between the frontal cortex and sub cortical areas through which the basal ganglia and thalamus influence the functions of the frontal cortex. Many of the cognitive and functional abnormalities of schizophrenia is present

Role of pharmacological treatment,  

The major antipsychotic drugs are used to treat schizophrenic symptoms.

To reduce the dopaminergic activity by giving dopamine and serotonin .

Clozapine is the strongest drug used in antipsychotics for schizophrenia.

Interventions:

▪ Cognitive therapy

▪ Cognitive remediation

▪Psychoeducation

▪Family education

▪Social skill therapy

▪Assertive community treatment

These interventions is provided to improve the behavioural qualities and reduce schizophrenic symptoms.