Characteristic Of Schizophrenia + Diagnose Flashcards
Positive and negative symptoms
-Positive: does not inhibit individual normal behaviour
-negative: inhibit individual from carrying out normal behaviours
positive symptoms - hallucinations
-perception of unreal sense (touch,sight) but no external stimuli
-Lewandoski et al - 20% schizo tactile hallucinations, feel touched but something not exist
-formicatiob - insect crawl
positive symptoms - delusions
-beliefs of self or others not backed by physical evidence
-persecution: someone or group of people wanting to harm you
-grandiose: believe self has exceptional abilities (wealth, skills) pretend to be Churchill
-in extreme, body involuntary move (think controlled)
positive symptoms - disorganised thinking
-speech, randomly switch topic
>thoughts jump, not logical
-incoherent speech, extreme
Negative symptoms example
-alogia lack of speech , avolition, anhedonia not react to pleasure , flatness of affect, catatonic behaviour
Negative symptoms - avolition
-decrease interest in surrounding
-lose motivation for hobbies and work or school
Negative symptoms - flatness of affect
-no emotions shows
>little to no facial expression
>seem apathetic
>monotone no change in voice pitch
Negative symptoms - flatness of affect
-no emotions shows
>little to no facial expression
>seem apathetic
>monotone no change in voice pitch
Negative symptoms - catatonic behaviour
-fast, repetitive or no movement
>wander in circle, uncomfortable posture for prolonged
-echopraxia - mimic other’s movement
Prodromal symptoms
-symptoms that shows before actual schizo symptoms, usually before first schizo episode
>loss of interest in hobbies, avoiding work or school
Diagnose techniques
-ICD-11 UK
-DSM-5 America
ICD-11
-to diagnose require
>1 very clear symptoms, delusions of patient causing them to move involuntary
>2 less clear symptoms, catatonic behaviour, incoherent speech, jumping topics
