General Flashcards
Why is schiOphrenia considered diverse
Because the diagnostic criteria lacks an exclusive defining symptom
What is the central feature that distinguishes schizophrenia from lesser schizophrenia type disorders
Symptom duration
What did kraepelin contribute to schizophrenia
He combined the symptoms of Catatonia (immobility and excited agitation) with hebephrenia (silly and immature emotionality) and paranoia (delusions of grandeur or persecution) into dementia praecox
What did kraepelin distinguish
Between dementia praecox and bipolar
Who introduced the term schizophrenia
Bleuler
What did Bleuler believe
That associative splitting of basic functions of personality underlies unusual behaviours
What are the differences between dsm4 and 5
Dsm5 does not have the different subtypes Bec most people fell into undifferentiated
Negative affect has been dropped from dsm5 Bec these are too broad and can apply to other mood/anxiety disorders. You can still have them but delusions,halluc and disorg speech are critical for diagnosis
What is schizoaffective disorder
A combination of schizophrenia A like symptoms and concurrent mood disorder (depressive or manic).
What is delusional disorder
Presence of 1 or more delusions. Criteria A have never been met.hallucinations not prominent
How does dissociative identity disorder differ from schizophrenia
Person has multiple personality states schizophrenia has one set of personality traits, and it’s just the one individual
