Clinical Characteristics of Schizophrenia Flashcards
what is schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a psychological disorder characterised by loss of contact with reality
…? is more commonly diagnosed with Sz
–> women or men
–> in cities or rural areas
–> upper class or working class
MEN
CITIES
WORKING CLASS
What are the 2 types of symptoms Schizophrenics
POSITIVE and NEGATIVE symptoms
define positive symptoms
Positive symptoms mean adding something to the persons personality that were not there before
what are the 2 positive symptoms
Hallucinations and delusions
define hallucinations
bizarre, unreal perceptions of the environment
examples of hallucinations
auditory, visual, olfactory and tactile hallucinations
example of auditory hallucinations
hearing voices of people who arent there
Hearing music, animal calls, or the telephone ringing
Hearing simple sounds like clicking or tapping
example of visual hallucinations
see distorted facial expressions
Seeing imaginary characters
Seeing distorted images
Seeing things with the wrong shape
Seeing things moving in ways they usually don’t
Seeing insects crawling on your hand or on the face of someone you know
Seeing odd lights
example of olfactory hallucinations
smelling things that aren’t there
e.g:
Smelling something burnt, like rubber, toast, or garbage
Smelling something unpleasant, like chemicals, tobacco smoke, or mold
Smelling something pleasant, like freshly baked sweets
Smelling something odd, like holiness or space aliens
example of tactile hallucinations
Hallucinating a false sense of touch or movement in the body
Feeling like bugs are crawling on your skin
Feeling like your internal organs are moving around
Feeling a blast of hot air on your face
Feeling like someone is touching you
what are negative symptoms
means taking something away from a persons personality that was there before
what are 2 negative symptoms
Speech Poverty
Avolition
what is speech poverty
lessening of speech fluency and productivity + a delay to respond during conversations
what is avolition
reduced intrests and desires as well as an inability to do goal-directed behaviour
what is an example of avolition
poor hygiene – as they can’t bring themselves to use shower, brush teeth etc
Lack of persistence with education or Work
Lack of energy ‘fatigue’
what is a delusion
bizarre belief that seems real to the person
example of delusions
believing your a historical figure, or believing you’re being controlled by external forces etc
what are the two books we use to diagnose mental illnesses such as Sz
the ICD-10
the DSM
what does the DSM need for schizophrenia to be diagnosed
it needs at least one positive symptom
TRUE or FALSE: the DSM acknowledge subtypes of schizophrenia
FALSE
what does the ICD need for a schizophrenia to be diagnosed
Two or more negative
symptoms is sufficient as well as positive symptoms
TRUE or FALSE: The ICD doesnt acknowledge subtypes of schizophrenia
FALSE
the ICD does acknowledge the existence of subtypes of Sz (catatonic and paranoid)
