INTRODUCTION TO SCHICOPRENZIA : DIAGNOSIS AND CLASSIFICATION OF SCHIZO

Question 1

What is schizoprenia

Answer 1

severe mental disorder - where contact with reality and insight -are impaired,
an example of psychosis

Question 2

schizoprenia is experienced by what % of the world

Answer 2

1%

Question 3

give the three types of people its normally diagnosed in

Answer 3

city dwellers
men
lower socio economic groups

Question 4

the symptoms of schizophrenia can intervere severley with

Answer 4

everyday tasks

Question 5

as the symptoms of schizoprenia interve severley with everyday tasks many people with schizoprenia can end up

Answer 5

homeless or hospitalised

Question 6

D&C - diagnosis and clarification are

Answer 6

interlinked

Question 7

D&C - according to the medical approach how do we diagnose a specific disorder

Answer 7

through distingushing one disorder from another

Question 8

D&C - how do we distingush one disorder from another

2 parts

Answer 8

identifying clusters of symptoms that occur together and classifying this as one disorder

Question 9

D&C - after identifying clusters of symptoms that occur together and classifying this as one disorder how is diagnosis then possible

Answer 9

by identifying symptoms and deciding what disorder a person has e.g ocd

Question 10

D&C - what are the two major sytems for classification of mental disorder

Answer 10

International Classification of disease (ICD 10)

(DSM-5)

Question 11

D&C - What is the difference between ICD 10 and DSM 5

Answer 11

Differ slightly in the classification of schizo

Question 12

D&C - Give an example of how ICD 10 and DSM5 classification of schizo are different

Answer 12

dsm 5 - one positive symptoms present for diagonsis
ICD 10 - two or more negative symptoms needed

Question 13

D&C - revious editions of DSM 5 and ICD 10 recognised

Answer 13

subtypes of schizophrenia

Question 14

D&C - give an example of subtypes of schizo

Answer 14

paranoid schizo

involving powerful hallucinations and delusions

Question 15

D&C - explain why dsm 5 and icd 10 drop subtypes

Answer 15

tended to be inconsistent

e.g someone with diagnosis of paranoid schizo wont necesarily show same symptoms few year later

Question 16

PS - what are positive symptoms

Answer 16

atypical symptoms xp in addition to normal xps

Question 17

PS - give examples of postive symptoms

Answer 17

hallucinations
delusions

Question 18

PS - What are hallucinations

Answer 18

unusual sensory xp

Question 19

PS - some hallucinations are related to

Answer 19

events in the enviro

Question 20

PS - some hallucinations related to events in enviro whereas others bear no

Answer 20

relationship to waht senses are picking up from the enviro

e.g voices heard

Question 21

PS - give example of hallucination

Answer 21

voices heard talking to or commenting on person , usually criticising them

Question 22

PS - hallucinations can be experienced in relation to any

Answer 22

sense

Question 23

PS - give example of how hallucinations can be xp in relation to any sense

Answer 23

person see distorted facial xp

occasionaly people and animals not there

Question 24

PS - delusions aka

Answer 24

paranoia

Question 25

PS - what are delusions

Answer 25

irrational beliefs

Question 26

PS - delusions can take a

Answer 26

range of forms

Question 27

PS - what do common delusions involve

Answer 27

believe you are important historical, political or religious figure e.g jesus

Question 28

PS - delusions commonly involve being

3 parts

Answer 28

persecuted by gov , aliens or having superpowers

Question 29

PS - another class of delusion concerns the

Answer 29

body

Question 30

PS - regarding delusions a person may believe they are

Answer 30

under external control

Question 31

PS - Delusions can make a perosn behave in ways

Answer 31

that make sense to them but seem bizarre to others

Question 32

NS - what are negative symptoms

Answer 32

involve loss of usual abilities and xp

Question 33

NS - Give example of negative symptoms

Answer 33

avolition

speech poverty

Question 34

NS - Give example of negative symptoms

Answer 34

avolition

speech poverty

Question 35

NS - schizoprenia also characterised by

part of speech poverty

Answer 35

changes in patterns of speech

Question 36

NS - explain why speech poverty is seen as a negative symptom

part of speech poverty

Answer 36

cuase emphasis is on the reduction in amount and quality of speech in schizo

Question 37

NS - speech poverty is sometimes accompanied by

Answer 37

delay in persons verbal responses during the conversation

Question 38

NS - nowadays more emphasis is placed on

speech poverty

Answer 38

speech disorganisation

Question 39

NS - what is speech disorganisation

Answer 39

speech becomes incoherent or speaker changes topic mid sentence

Question 40

NS - speech disorganisation is classified in dsm 5

Answer 40

positive symptom of schizo

Question 41

NS - avolition is sometimes called

Answer 41

apathy

Question 42

NS - what is avolition

Answer 42

finding it difficult to begin or keep up with a goal orineted activity

Question 42

NS - what is avolition

Answer 42

finding it difficult to begin or keep up with a goal orineted activity

Question 43

NS - people with schizo often have sharply reduced ..

avolition

Answer 43

motivation to carry out a range of activities

Question 44

who identified the three symptoms of avolition

Answer 44

andreasen 1982

Question 45

what are the 3 symptoms of avolition

Answer 45

poor hygiene and grooming

lack of persistence in work or edu

lack of energy