Classification and symptoms of schizophrenia

Question 1

What is schizophrenia

Answer 1

A psychotic disorder where contact with reality and insight are impaired, and is a split between cognition and emotion

Question 2

How many people does schizophrenia affect

Answer 2

1% of the population, onset in males - mid 20s, females - early 30s

Question 3

What did Bleuler conduct

Answer 3

Longitudinal study of 2000 schizophrenics

Question 4

What did Bleuler find

Answer 4

Schizophrenia has poor predictive validity. 40% of individuals recover from positive symptoms, 20% can make a full recovery if diagnosed early, 40% suffer from symptoms and distress for the rest of their life

Question 5

What are some statistics of schizophrenia

Answer 5

220,000 people are treated for schizophrenia in the uk at any one time.
they have higher risk of developing preventable physical diseases such as CVD, metabolic disease and infections.
the incidence of schizophrenia is 2-3x higher in males.
In the UK, only about 13% of people with schizophrenia work.
Some studies have estimated up to 10% of rough sleepers in the UK have schizophrenia.
More than 69% of people with schizophrenia are not receiving appropriate care

Question 6

What are positive symptoms of schizophrenia

Answer 6

Hallucinations, delusions, disorganised thinking and speech

Question 7

What are negative symptoms of schizophrenia

Answer 7

Speech poverty, lack of emotion, avolition, apathy

Question 8

What is hallucinations as a positive symptom of schizophrenia

Answer 8

False sensations that have no identifiable source. Can be hearing voices, seeing people, phantom odours and sensations of being touched

Question 9

What is delusions as a positive symptom of schizophrenia

Answer 9

False beliefs not based on fact/evidence. Persecution (victimised) and grandeur (high self importance) and control (thoughts/actions being controlled by others