Diagnosis Of Schizophrenia

Question 1

Clinical characteristics

Answer 1

• split between thinking and emotion
• involves psychotic symptoms where there is a break from reality
• patients lack insight into their condition

Question 2

Positive symptoms

Answer 2

they are additional to normal life experiences (hallucinogenic and delusions are added into your daily life)

Question 3

Negative symptoms

Answer 3

they take away from normal life experiences (alogia and avolition remove speech and motivation from your life)

Question 4

Hallucinations

Answer 4

• usually take form of hearing voices which are usually critical and unfriendly
• additionally some people may also see, smell, taste and feel things that aren’t there

Question 5

Delusions

Answer 5

an unshakable belief in something bizarre or untrue

Question 6

Paranoid delusions

Answer 6

where the individual believes something or someone is deliberately trying to mislead, manipulate or hurt them

Question 7

Delusion of grandeur

Answer 7

where the individual believes that they have some imaginary power of authority such as believing they are on a mission from god or a secret agent
Alogia (speech poverty)

Question 8

Speech poverty

Answer 8

when a person loses their ability to speak fluently (reduction in the amount and quality)

Question 9

Avolition

Answer 9

lack of motivation so don’t follow through with any plans/goals
- they neglect household chores or maintaining personal hygiene
- loss of persistence in work/education