Chapter 3 Flashcards
stigma
A strong sense of disapproval for something
Mental Health Act (1959)
A set of laws and declarations to address issues around mental health
self-fulfilling prophecy
when an individual behaves in the way an assumption about them expects them to
discrimination
to treat people differently (normally less favourably) based on a perceived issue or problem
care in the community
administrating health and social care outside of hospitals and instead treating people in their homes and living in their normal communities
conflict
a serious disagreement
schizophrenia
a psychotic disorder where people lose their sense of self and reality
internal classification of diseases ICD
a manual listing hundreds of mental disorders with their associated symptoms used by medical professionals to diagnose mental health problems
what one symptom will be classified as schizophrenia if diagnosed
thought echo, thought insertion or withdraw, or thought broadcasting
delusions of control, influence, or passivity, delusional perception
hallucinatory voices giving a running commentary on the patient’s behaviour. discussing him between themselves, or other types of hallucinatory voices coming from some part of the body
persistent delusions of other kinds that are culturally inappropriate and completely impossible (control weather, talking with aliens)
two symptoms to be diagnosed
catatonic behaviour, such as excitement, posturing or waxy flexibility, negativism , mutism and stupor
‘negative’ symptoms such as marked apathy, paucity of speech, and blunting or incongruity of emotional responses
clinical characteristics
symptoms or features of a disorder
ethnicity
reference to a group of people with a common culture or nationality
recovery rate
the number of people that get better after suffering a disorder
prevalence of schizophrenia
1% of the population
sex
affects men and women equally
women in 30s
men in 20s
