Disorders

Question 1

Affective disorder:

Answer 1

Broad range/ group of illness affecting mood, mild to severe

Question 2

Main symptoms of depression:

Answer 2

Loss of interest on pleasure in all/ most activities

Depressed mood for most of the day, nearly every day

Question 3

Other symptoms of depression:

Answer 3

Weight loss/ gain

Insomnia or excess sleeping

Suicidal thoughts

Question 4

Psychotic disorder:

Answer 4

Seeing it believing something that isn’t there or believing things that aren’t true

Question 5

Schizophrenia main symptoms: (3)

Answer 5

Psychosis- loss of contact with reality

Hallucinations/ confusion

Disorganised speech

Question 6

Positive symptoms of schizophrenia:

Answer 6

New behaviours=

Hallucinations/ delusions

Question 7

Negative symptoms of schizophrenia:

Answer 7

loss of normal functions=

Reduction in speech

Lack of outward emotion

Question 8

Affective disorder:

Answer 8

Affect the way you think and feel

Anxiety

Question 9

Anxiety main symptoms:

Answer 9

Immediate fear and anxiety

Fear is disproportionate to dangers posed

Persistent distress