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Question 1

schizophrenia defintion

Answer 1

schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder, meaning it brings a loss of contact with reality.

Question 2

schizophrenia involve severe distance in

Answer 2

thinking, emotions and behaviours.

Question 3

schizophrenia prevalence

Answer 3

late teens/early 20’s

Question 4

situational approach to normality

Answer 4

how we behave in certain situations can classify our behaviour as normal or not

Question 5

societal approach to normality

Answer 5

within a society there is norms and rules that govern our social behaviour

Question 6

functional approach to normality

Answer 6

psychological dysfunction occurs when there is a breakdown in the way a person thinks, feels and behaves

Question 7

mental health definition

Answer 7

a state of emotional and social wellbeing in which individuals realise their own abilities

Question 8

mental illness definition

Answer 8

a mental disorder that affects one or more functions of the mind

Question 9

adaptive behaviour definition

Answer 9

age appropriate, everyday living skills that can be as basic as walking

Question 10

maladaptive behaviour definition

Answer 10

coping mechanism, interfere with the ability to function on a day - day basis

Question 11

how is mental illness diagnosed

Answer 11

see the family doctor, or DSM

Question 12

internal factors

Answer 12

the persons emotions, intelligence, self esteem

Question 13

external factors

Answer 13

influences from the persons environment, such as school, work, friends

Question 14

eustress defintion

Answer 14

a positive psychological response to a perceived stressor

Question 15

distress

Answer 15

a negative psychological response to a perceived stressor

Question 16

what is the rosenhan study

Answer 16

8 psychologically normal people visited different psychiatrist hospitals and complained saying they had heard voices saying “empty”, “hollow” and “thud”, 7 were diagnosed with schizophrenia and the other was diagnosed with bipolar, on average they lasted 19 days.

Question 17

two hit hypothesis

Answer 17

genetic - preposition

environment - stress and trauma

Question 18

what is the biopsychosocial model

Answer 18

biological - physical health, IQ
psychological - self esteem, coping and social skills
social - peers, family, school and trauma.

Question 19

symptoms of schizophrenia

Answer 19

delusions, hallucinations, disorganised speech and social withdrawal

Question 20

schizophrenia treatment

Answer 20

antipsychotic medication