Clinical Characteristics Flashcards
How many lists of symptoms are there relating to schizophrenia in the ICD-10?
2 lists
What is the ICD-10?
International classification of diseases (10th edition)
Manual to diagnose schizophrenia
How many symptoms must be present from list 1 & 2 and how long must they be present for to be diagnosed with S?
List 1 - 1 symptom
List 2 - 2 symptoms
Over a 1 month period
Characteristics in list 1
Thought control
Delusions of control
Hallucinatory voices
Characteristics from list 2
Incoherent / irrelevant speech
Catatonic behaviour
Negative symptoms
What does thought control include?
Thought withdrawal
Thought insertion
Thought broadcast
Thought withdrawal
List 1
Belief thoughts are actively being removed from the mind
Thought insertion
List 1
Belief that thoughts are being actively put into the persons mind
Thought broadcast
List one
The belief that the persons thoughts are accessible to others around them.
Delusions of control
List one
Individual do not feel in control of their own thoughts, feelings and will
Delusions of persecution and grandeur
What 2 examples of delusions?
Delusions of persecution - believing people are out to get you
Delusions of grandeur - believing that you have super powers
Hallucinatory voices
Hearing of voices that do not exist. These voices are often negative in tone and can be in the form of a running commentary
Incoherent/irrelevant speech
Arises when an individual’s train of thought is disrupted. Speech becomes jumbled and meaningless. May include neologisms
Catatonic behaviour
Unusual body movements. May include odd postures, frozen immobility, uncontrolled limb movements.
Negative symptoms
Absence of behaviours that a ‘normal’ person has. May lack drive/ motivation or lacking emotion.
