diagnosis and classification

Question 1

what is schiz?

Answer 1

a serious mental illness that affects 1% of the population
- distorts reality

Question 2

what are the 2 diagnosis manuals?

Answer 2

1. ICD 10 = 2 or more negative
2. DSM 5 = 1 posisitve

Question 3

what are positive symptoms?

Answer 3

an addition of an experience
examples:
1. hallucinations (unusual sensory experience)
2. delusions (irrational beliefs)
3. disorganised speech

Question 4

what are negative symptoms?

Answer 4

loss of an experience
1. avolition = loss of motivation
2. speech poverty

Question 5

what does reliability mean?

Answer 5

the consistency or repeatability of the diagnosis

Question 6

what does validity mean?

Answer 6

legitimacy

Question 7

what are the several things that can get in the way of validity?

Answer 7

• co-morbidity
• symptom overlap
• gender bias
• culture bias