CLASSIFICATION OF SCHIZOPHRENIA

Question 1

what is schizophrenia

Answer 1

a severe mental disorder where contact with reality and insight are impared

Question 2

what is classification

Answer 2

the process of organising symptoms into categories based on which symptoms frequently cluster together

Question 3

What is DSM-5

Answer 3

diagnostic and satistical manual of mental disorders 5th addition

Question 4

ICD-10

Answer 4

International classification of diseases 10th additition

Question 5

what are positive symptoms

Answer 5

symptoms that add to normal behavioiur
people without the condition don’t have these things

Question 6

what are the two main positive symptoms

Answer 6

hallucinations
delusions

Question 7

what are delusions

Answer 7

irrational beliefs thta have no basis in reality

Question 8

what are the two types of delusions

Answer 8

delusions of grandeur
delusions of persecution

Question 9

what are delusions of grandeur `

Answer 9

the sufferer believes they are someone else like an important historical or political figure

Question 10

what are delusions of persecution

Answer 10

the sufferer believs that they are a victim of a conspiracy

Question 11

what are hallucinations

Answer 11

sensory experiences of stimuli that have no basis in reality or distorted perceptions of things around them

Question 12

what are the two types of hallucinations`

Answer 12

auditory
visual

Question 13

what are auditory hallucinations

Answer 13

hearing things that arent there

Question 14

what are visual hallucinations

Answer 14

seeing things that are not there

Question 15

what are negative symptoms

Answer 15

those which remove aspects of negative behaviour
those who do not have schizophrenia have not lost these behaviours

Question 16

what are the two types of negative symptoms

Answer 16

avolition
speech poverty

Question 17

what is avolition

Answer 17

loss of motivation to carry out tasks that have an endgoal leading to lowered activity levels
- suffered find it difficult to begin or keep up with goal directed tasks

Question 18

what are the three signs of avolition

Answer 18

• poor hygiene and grooming
• lack of persistence in work and education
• lack of energy

Question 19

what is speech poverty

Answer 19

reduced frequency and quality of speech
- sufferer may be delayed in responding verbally to questions

Question 20

what are 4 differences between positive and negative symptoms?

Answer 20

• NS generally occur in acute short episodes with normal periods in between whereas NS occur in chronic longer lasting episodes
• PS respond better to drug treatments than NS which don’t respond very well
• PS are more common in women while NS are more common in males
• PS are more obvious to friends and family while NS are less obvious

Question 21

what is diagnosis

Answer 21

the identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms

Question 22

how does diagnosis work in terms of psychology and mental health

Answer 22

clinicians have to distinguish one disorder from another

• they do this by identifying clusters of symptoms that occur together and classifying this as one disorder

Question 23

what are the two types of classification systems for schizophrenia

Answer 23

DSM-5
ICD-10

Question 24

what sympoms does the ICD-10 use to diagnose schizophrenia?

Answer 24

• no positive symptoms required
• two or more negative symptoms required

recognises subtypes of schizophrenia:
- paranoid
- hebephrenic
- catatonic

Question 25

what symptoms does the DSM-5 use to diagnose schizophrenia

Answer 25

• one positive symptom must be present (hallucinations, delusions, speech disorganization)

does not recognise subtypes