Classification & diagnosis of schizophrenia Flashcards
define schizophrenia
A mental disorder characterised by a profound disruption of emotions and cognitions.
What is schizophrenia a type of?
psychosis
in which thoughts and emotions are severely impaired
what does schizophrenia affect?
the individuals perceptions, emotions, language and sense of self
Name 3 positive symptoms of schizophrenia
- Adds to everyday experiences
- An excess or distortion of normal functions
e. g hearing voices / feel like someone is spying them
Name 3 negative symptoms of schizophrenia
- Takes away from everyday experiences
2. Makes it difficult to carry on w/ everyday activities
What are the 5 symptoms of schizophrenia?
- hallucinations
- delusions
- speech poverty / alogia
- avolition
- disorganised speech
define hallucinations
An unusual experiences which involves all the senses. It can be linked to the environment or unrelated.
define delusions
a belief which has no basis in reality
define speech poverty
when a person experiences reduced frequency and quality of speech
define avolition
when a person experiences a loss of motivation to carry out tasks in lowered activity levels
define disorganised speech
A collection of speech abnormalities that can make a person’s verbal communication difficult or impossible to comprehend
What are the 2 main classification systems used to specify symptoms of schizophrenia?
DSM (USA)
ICD (Europe)
what does DSM stand for?
diagnostic statistical manual
what does ICD stand for?
International classification of disease edition
What is the DSM’s criteria of schizophrenia?
A) symptoms (2 or more)
B) social / occupational dysfunction
C) duration
