Clinical Characteristics - Schizophrenia

Question 1

What are the basic characteristics of Sz?

Answer 1

For a significant amount of time (6+ months) self care or living must be sub-standard and have some of the symptoms.

Question 2

What are the positive symptoms of Sz?

Answer 2

1. Hallucinations.
2. Sensory Malfunction.
3. Grossly disorganized.
4. Poor Self Care.
5. Catatonic behavior.
6. Speech Poverty.
7. Poorer at speech tasks.
8. Avolition.
9. Affective Flattening.
10. Anhedonia.
11. Hearing Voices.
12. Delusions.

Question 3

What are the negative symptoms of Sz?

Answer 3

1.Disorganised speech.
2. De-railment.

Question 4

What is Sensory Malfunction?

Answer 4

you perceive the environment incorrectly.

Question 5

What’s being grossly disorganized?

Answer 5

You can’t start or complete a task due to lack of focus or motivation.

Question 6

What is speech poverty?

Answer 6

Slowed/blocked thoughts leading to lessened speech fluency and productivity.

Question 7

What is Catatonic Behaviour?

Answer 7

Reduced response to immediate environment, rigid postures or aimless repeated motor activity.

Question 8

What is Avolition?

Answer 8

A loss of interest/desire to do things - you just sit around doing nothing.

Question 9

What is affective flattening?

Answer 9

Emotions are dulled - poorer emotive language, body language and tone are all dumbed down.

Question 10

What is Anhedonia?

Answer 10

you no longer gain pleasure from doing things.