classification of schizophrenia Flashcards
what is schizophrenia
is a severe psychiatric condition that involves a disconnection form reality
what is used to diagnose schiz
DSM (usa version)
ICD(european) classifications
positive symptom is
excess distortion of normal function
Negative symptom is
loss of normal functions
two +ive symptoms
Hallucinations
Delusions
Hallucinations
4 types
- Auditory: voices, angry and urgent demands, whisper
- Visual: light, objects, people (loved ones who died)
- Olfactory and Gustatory: smell and tasate
- Tactile: feeling of moving objects (hands, insects)
Delusions
6 types
- Persecutory: stalked, hunted, framed
- Referential: public communicaation is a special message for them
- Somatic: terrible illness, bizare health problem (damage from cosmic rays)
- Erotomanic: convinced a celebrity is in love with them, partner is cheating
- Religeous: relationship with deity, possesed by a demon
- Gransiose: they are a major figure in the world, like a politician, celebrity so on
Psychomotor Disturbances
and
Catatonic
constant and repetitive movement
and
when they remaine still for hours
Negative symptoms
3 of them
- Auhedonia
- Alogia
- Avolition
Auhedonia is
when a person isnt enjoying anything
lack of motivation
Alogia is
speech poverty, no fluent sentences, slow thinking, not fluent sentences, short and empty replies.
Avolition is
difficulty to start and finish the task. dont really have goal-directed behaviour,
often confused with Auhedonia
what do symptoms do?
they weaken one’s ability to cope with everyday tasks, affecting quality of life,
however, schiz are unaware about negative symptoms,
to be diagnosed they have to have at least 2 symptoms for 12 months
