Classification and Diagnosis

Question 1

Schizophrenia is..

Answer 1

type of psychosis where thoughts + emotions are impaired so sufferers lose contact with reality

Question 2

Classification

Answer 2

grouping symptoms together based on those that commonly occur it defines the disorder

Question 3

diagnosis

Answer 3

deciding if someone has the disorder based on their symptoms

Question 4

positive symptoms

Answer 4

addition to person’s usual state
- hallucianations
- delusions

Question 5

negative symptoms

Answer 5

less of something in usual state
- speech poverty
- avolition - lack of motivation

Question 6

DSM-V criteria

Answer 6

A- 2+ negative or positive symptoms/ 1 if bizarre, two people talking, running commentary
B- 1+ areas of functioning decreased
C- symptoms persist 6+ months

Question 7

ICD-10 criteria

Answer 7

2+ -/ve symptoms

Question 8

Being sane in insane places

Answer 8

Rosenhan

Question 9

Rosenhan ppts

Answer 9

3 women + 4 men = pseudopatient

Question 10

Rosenhan hostpital

Answer 10

12 in 5 US states
- old, new
- short staffed, enough

Question 11

Rosenhan experimental design

Answer 11

Covert ppt observation

Question 12

Rosenhan method

Answer 12

• faked hearing voices
• when admitted would stop faking symptoms

Question 13

Rosenhan aims

Answer 13

• investigate psychiatric labels
• what is it like to be a pt in a mental hospital

Question 14

Rosenhan findings

Answer 14

• none detected by staff
• the more sane they became the more insane they were treated