CLASSIFICATION: POSITIVE SYMPTOMS

Question 1

positive symptom

Answer 1

• additional experiences beyond those of ordinary experience

Question 2

delusions

Answer 2

• this is a distorted belief. an individual might be feeling as if they don’t have any control over their thoughts and feelings.

Question 3

HALLUCIANTIONS

Answer 3

• hear, voices are the most common symptoms. these voices don’t exist but feel real for the individual.
• these tend to be very repetitive voices often muttering the same words to the individual multiple times during the day.

Question 4

DISORGANISED SPEECH

Answer 4

• mixed-up thought processes affect a patients’ speech resulting in muddled sentences where they often mix up topics in a sentence, so it doesn’t make sense.
• this is often referred to a “word salad.”