Features and symptoms of schizophrenia Flashcards
What type of disorder is Schizophrenia
Psychotic
How many symptoms of Schizophrenia do you need for a diagnosis in DSM V?
36927
One of the symptoms of Schizophrenia must be
Delusions, hallucinations or disorganised speech
What else isn’t a symptom but is needed or a DSMV diagnosis?
Social disturbance for 6 months
What are Delusions?
Beliefs which don’t align with reality i.e. paranoia
What are Hallucinations?
Hearing (auditory) or seeing (visual) things which are not there
What are Disorganised behaviour and catatonia?
involve excessive movements, unusual actions, freezing in place, or not responding to instructions or communication
What is thought insertion?
A belief that ones thoughts are not their own
What are Disorganised speech/thought?
difficulty concentrating and maintaining a train of thought, which manifests in the way they speak e.g. making up words, incoherence, difficulty in maintaining a train of thought etc
What are Negative symptoms?
Including blunted effect, alogia, anhedonia etc
What is the gender difference in Schizophrenia?
More men get Schizophrenia and often they get it at a younger age
What is the prognosis for Schizophrenia?
About 50% of people with schizophrenia have times where they have the symptoms and times where they do not have the symptoms
What is the prevalence of Schizophrenia?
0.3-0.7% (often cited as 1%)
When does Schizophrenia usually occur in people?
between the ages of late adolescence and the mid-thirties, with males having it at a slightly earlier age than females
What is significant about those who develop it earlier?
People who have psychosis before late adolescence often have a worse prognosis that those who develop it later on, with it being more severe and lasting longer
