3.2.1 issues in investigating schizophrenia Flashcards

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what are the 5 issues of investigating schizophrenia?

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diagnostic criteria
lack of insight
stigma
depression
does schizophrenia exist
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to be diagnosed with schizophrenia what has to be assessed?

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a persons behaviour in relation to the diagnostic criteria found in the DSM-V or the ICD-10

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why is diagnostic criteria a potential issue with patients with older diagnosis’?

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they may not match the criteria found in the manuals today

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why is reliability an issue in relation to diagnostic criteria?

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the criteria in the two manuals are not identical, so a person may be classified as having schizophrenia by one, but not the other

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unlike other mental illnesses, what do people with schizophrenia have difficulty doing?

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accepting their diagnosis

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why do people with schizophrenia have difficulty accepting their diagnosis?

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they believe their delusions and hallucinations are real

or because they cant express their beliefs fully

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why is lack of insight an issue when it comes to researching schizophrenia using self report methods?

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hard to use self report methods to get a sense of what it is like to live with schizophrenia

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why is lack of insight an issue when it comes to tracking symptoms?

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people don’t accept their symptoms, its hard to identify when symptoms develop (onset)

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what is there still a great amount of surrounding schizophrenia?

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misunderstanding - stigma

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why is stigma an issue in finding people to volunteer for schizophrenia research?

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people are reluctant to come forward to do the research

sample is small and less representative

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why is stigma in issue in investigating schizophrenia?

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people are reluctant to seek help

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many negative symptoms of schizophrenia can be confused with the symptoms of which other disorder?

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depression

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what is co-morbidity?

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many individuals with schizophrenia go on to develop depression

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why is depression a potential issue in investigating schizophrenia?

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difficulty in distinguishing whether the symptoms are of depression or schizophrenia

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some researchers believe because there are such big differences in symptoms of schizophrenia, we shouldn’t do what?

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diagnose them as having the same disorder

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what are some potential issues of researching schizophrenia if it doesn’t exist?

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how can you research something that doesn’t exist
research lacks internal validity
many different patients and symptoms