Psychotic+Disorders

=**Psychotic Disorders**=


 * 1. Define psychosis.**


 * 2. State the prevalence of schizophrenia; indicate the effect of age and gender on incidence.**


 * 3. Describe the epidemiology of schizophrenia, in terms of genetic disposition, environmental influence, socioeconomic status, and neurobiology.**


 * 4. List the primary and secondary symptoms of schizophrenia.**


 * 5. Discuss the characteristics of the subtypes of schizophrenia.**


 * 6. Demonstrate the assessment of the psychotic patient with the mental status examination, and indicate the most likely deficits.**


 * 7. Define the following terms relevant to psychotic illness: blocking, neologism, fight of ideas, loose associations, clang associations, word salad, hallucinations, illusion, and delusion. Highlight the difference between illusion, delusion,and hallucination.**


 * 8. Differentiate among the psychotic disorders.**


 * 9. Explain the impact of psychotic illness on the person, the family and society.**


 * 10. Discuss factors involved in pharmacological treatment of psychotic illness.**


 * 11. Explain the evolution of non-pharmacological treatments of psychotic illness.**


 * 12. Describe other psychotic disorders, including schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, brief psychotic disorder, schizophreniform disorder.**