Key Terms: Schizophrenia

Catatonia: Symptom of schizophrenia associated with unresponsiveness and immobility

Delusion: Irrational thoughts or false beliefs

Extrapryamidal symptoms: Excessive muscle movement (motor activity) associated with the use of neuroleptics that include muscular rigidity, tremor, bradykinesia (slow movement), and difficulty in walking

Hallucination: Visions or voices that exist only in the mind and cannot be seen or heard by others

Negative symptom: Sign of schizophrenia that is associated with decreased ability to think, plan, or express emotion

Neuroleptic: Drug used to treat schizophrenia or psychoses

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome: Potentially fatal reaction to the administration of neuroleptics. Symptoms include stupor, muscle rigidity, and high temperature.

Positive symptom: Hallucination, delusions, often thought as bizarre behavior

Postural hypotension: Drop in blood pressure caused by a change in posture

Pseudoparkinsonism: Adverse reaction to the administration of neuroleptics. Parkinson's disease-like symptoms

Psychosis: Mental state characterized by disorganized behavior and thought, delusions, hallucinations, and a loss of touch with reality.

	Created by Kathy Lalicon over 7 years ago

Schizophrenia and Parkinson's Disease