Schizophrenia and Pervasive Developmental Disorders

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Schizophrenia and Pervasive Developmental
Disorders

• How do we identify and treat schizophrenia and
  other pervasive developmental disorders?

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Schizophrenia

• A disorder in which people usually have two or
  more of the following symptoms
• Delusions
• Hallucinations
• Disorganized speech
• Grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior
• Negative symptoms such as lack of affect,
  inability to think logically, or inability to
  make decisions.

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Causes of Schizophrenia

• Biological
• Environmental
• Prevention involves avoiding behaviors that might
  trigger schizophrenia in vulnerable persons
• Substance abuse
• Extreme stress

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Antipsychotic Drugs

• Haldol
• Mellaril
• These drugs do not work well for all children and
  may have serious side effects.

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Autism

• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Impairment in social relatedness
• Impairments in verbal and nonverbal communication
• Stereotyped, ritualistic behavior
• Aggression
• Self-injury

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Causes and Prevention of Autism

• Causesbrain dysfunction.
• PreventionSecondary Prevention
• Treatment of family problems.
• Effective educational programs that
• Build communication skills.
• Develop daily living skills.
• Manage inappropriate behaviors.

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Asperger Disorder

• Difficult to distinguish from high functioning
  autism.
• Educational interventions are similar to those
  for autism.

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Socialization Problems

• Bizarre behavior
• Problems with eye-to-face gaze
• Lack of understanding of social interactions

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Communication Disorders

• Half of all children with autism have no
  functional oral language.
• Interventions use naturalistic applications of
  operant conditioning principles.
• Some children with autism rely on alternative
  means of communication.

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Stereotypy

• Repetitive stereotyped acts that seem to provide
  reinforcing sensory feedback.
• Self-stimulatory
• Self-injurious
• Interventions that emphasize
• Functional analysis
• Nonaversive procedures
• Psychopharmacological treatment.