Classification Flashcards
What is schizophrenia?
A type of psychosis characterised by a profound disruption of cognition and emotion
What percentage of the population has schizophrenia?
1%
Which diagnostic manual is most commonly used to diagnose schizophrenia?
DSM-5
What are the two types of schizophrenia symptoms?
Positive and negative
What are positive symptoms?
Abnormal, additional behaviours to normal functioning
What are the two positive symptoms?
Hallucinations and delusions
What are hallucinations?
Bizarre and unreal perceptions of the environment that can affect any of the 5 senses
What do auditory hallucinations tend to be?
Violent voices
What are delusions?
Bizarre beliefs that seem real to the person, but are not real
What are the three types of delusions?
Paranoid, grandeur and reference
What are delusions of paranoia?
Belief that they’re being followed of spied upon
What are delusions of grandeur?
Belief that they’re famous
What are delusions of reference?
Belief that events in the environment are directly related to them
What are negative symptoms?
Symptoms that signify a lack of normal functioning
What is disorganised speech?
The result of abnormal thought processes, where the lack of organisation of their thoughts shows up in their speech.
What is catatonic behaviour?
The inability or motivation to initiate a task or complete it
What is avolition?
The reduction, difficulty or inability to initiate and persist in goal directed behaviour
What is speech poverty?
The lessening of speech fluency and productivity, which reflects slowing or blocked thoughts
What is affective flattening?
Decreased range and intensity of emotional expression
What is anhedonia?
A loss of interest or pleasure in normally pleasurable activities
What are the 5 main diagnostic symptoms of schizophrenia?
Delusions, hallucinations, disorganised speech, catatonic behaviour and negative symptoms
For how long must schizophrenia symptoms endure to receive a diagnosis?
1 month
Out of the five main symptoms, which is required for a schizophrenia diagnosis?
Delusions, hallucinations or disorganised speech
