Clinical Characteristics

Question 1

The ICD-10 presents 2 different lists of symptoms, how many symptoms have to be shown on each list and how long for to be diagnosed with schizophrenia?

Answer 1

1 symptom from list 1
2 symptoms from list 2
over 1 month

Question 2

What are the 3 examples of characteristics from list 1?

Answer 2

Thought control
Delusions of control
Hallucinatory voices

Question 3

What 3 things does thought control include?

Answer 3

Thought withdrawal
Thought insertion
Thought broadcast

Question 4

Describe thought withdrawal

Answer 4

The belief that thoughts are being actively removed from the mind

Question 5

Describe thought insertions

Answer 5

The belief that thoughts are being actively put into the person’s mind

Question 6

Describe thought broadcast

Answer 6

The idea that a person’s thoughts are accessible to others around them. They are being ‘broadcast’

Question 7

Describe delusions of control and what are the 2 types?

Answer 7

The individual does not feel in control of their own thoughts, feelings and will.
Delusions of persecution and grandeur

Question 8

Describe hallucinatory voices

Answer 8

Hearing voices that do not exist. Often in a negative tone and sometimes in form of a running commentary of an individual’s behaviour

Question 9

What are the 3 examples of characteristics from list 2?

Answer 9

Incoherent/irrelevant speech
Catatonic behaviour
Negative symptoms

Question 10

Describe incoherent/irrelevant speech

Answer 10

Arises when the individuals’ train of thought is disrupted to the point where their speech may become jumbled and meaningless. May include neologisms

Question 11

Describe catatonic behaviour

Answer 11

Unusual body movements. May include odd postures, uncontrolled limb movements, frozen immobility.

Question 12

Describe negative symptoms

Answer 12

The asbsense of behaviour’s that a ‘normal’ person may show. These may include lack of drive and motivation and a lack of emotion.