Biological explanations for schizophrenia: brain structure

People with SZ have shown to have ________ ventricles in the brain.

enlarged

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Bigger ventricles means that there is more ______ fluid and their brain is lighter, which leads to less functionality.

spinal

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Torrey found that the ventricles of a person with SZ are on average about _______ percent bigger than normal.

fifteen

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SZ is not commonly diagnosed in adolescence, supporting the idea that the brain structure ____________ over time, causing SZ symptoms.

deteriorates

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Structural abnormalities are found more commonly in ________ symptoms.

negative

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Why do 35% of SZ sufferers improve after 30 years of _____, if it is to do with the structure of the brain.

onset

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Change in brain structure could be due to anti-__________ as studies look at people diagnosed and in treatment.

psychotics

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Bigger ventricles means that there is more ______ fluid and their brain is lighter, which leads to less functionality.

spinal

Torrey found that the ventricles of a person with SZ are on average about _______ percent bigger than normal.

SZ is not commonly diagnosed in adolescence, supporting the idea that the brain structure ____________ over time, causing SZ symptoms.

Structural abnormalities are found more commonly in ________ symptoms.

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