5.1.3 Schizophrenia- features

Question 1

What is schizophrenia?

Answer 1

A long-term mental disorder involved in the breakdown between thoughts and emotions
It can result in distorted perception that leads sufferers to confuse reality and fiction

Question 2

What is a feature?

Answer 2

The general information of the disorder, such as age of onset and most vulnerable gender.

Question 3

What are 5 features of schizophrenia?

Answer 3

1) Recognised in every country and culture - 1% of population suffer from it
2) Most common mental illness in the world
3) There are different types (paranoia, disorganised, catatonic, etc)
4) More common in poorer sections of communities
5) Cannot be cured - 15% will suffer from it for the rest of their lives

Question 4

What is a symptom?

Answer 4

Individual behaviours of the patient associated with the disorder

Question 5

What is a positive symptom?

Answer 5

Additional behav experienced which is NOT the norm

Question 6

Positive- examples?

Answer 6

• Halluciantions (auditory, visual)
• Delusions

Question 7

What is a negative symptom?

Answer 7

Behavs which should be experienced as the norm but are no longer. As Sz is gradual, negative usually comes before positive

Question 8

Negative- examples?

Answer 8

• Disorganised speech
  -Communication difficulties
• Flattened mood
• Losing motivation