3.3.0 SCHIZOPHRENIA Flashcards
Characteristics & Symptoms
Delusions of Grandeur
Beleif of wealth or fame
Delusions of Persecution
Beleif of harm
Auditory Hallucination
Hearing voices or sounds no one else can
- most common
Alogia
Total amount of speech produced by someone suffering from schizophrenia will often decrease
Disorganised behaviour
Childlike, aggressive, unpredictable
Anhedonia
May develop an inability to feel pleasure
Flattened effect
Emotional expressions don’t show outwardly
Loss of drive
A lack motivation and enthusiasm across various areas of their life
Tactile Hallucination including Formication
Refers to when a person senses that they are being touched when they are not
Formication
The name for a sensation that resembles small insects crawling on or under the skin
Catatonic behaviour
Not responding to surroundings but are aware could lead to acting violently and posing threat to themselves and others
What are delusions?
- beliefs that are not real
- usually experienced when there is no evidence to support delusions
what are the 3 types of delusions
- persecution
- grandiosity
- reference
what is a persecution delusion
A belief that one is going to be harmed by an individual or organisation
what is a grandiosity delusion
A belief that one is special in some way or has assumed the identity of a famous person
what is a reference delusion
A belief that environmental stimuli are communicating hidden messages to them
what is a Hallucination?
Perceptions that are not real
What are the 3 types of Hallucinations
- auditory
- tactile
- visual
what is an Auditory Hallucination
Hearing voices or sounds that no one else can
what is a tactile hallucination
when a person senses they are being touched when they are not
what is a visual hallucination
seeing objects or people that are not there
what is disorganised speech
sentences of someone suffering with SCZ msy maix up and be difficult to undersatdn
- seem like speech is jumping between topics
- no logical flow
- difficult to follow
what is disorganised thinking
someone suffering with SCZ may report having thoughts in their head that are not their own; thoughts that belong to someone else
- referred to as insertion
what is disorganised behaviour
the behaviour of the person suffering with SCZ may become disorganised and unpredictable
