Introduction to Schizophrenia AO1

Question 1

Classification of mental disorder

Answer 1

Process of organising symptoms into categories based on which symptoms frequently cluster together

Question 2

Schizophrenia

Answer 2

• Severe mental disorder
• contact with reality and insight are impaired

Question 3

Positive symptoms of schizophrenia

Answer 3

• Symptoms experienced in addition to normal experiences
• Includes hallucinations and delusions

Question 4

Hallucinations

Answer 4

• Positive symptom of schizophrenia
• sensory experiences that have either no basis on reality or are distorted perceptions of things that are there

Question 5

Delusions

Answer 5

• Positive symptom of schizophrenia
• involves beliefs that have no basis on reality

Question 6

Negative symptoms of schizophrenia

Answer 6

• experiences that represent the loss of a usual experience
• includes loss of clear thinking or loss of motivation

Question 7

Speech Poverty

Answer 7

• Negative symptom of schizophrenia
• Involves reduce frequency and quality of speech

Question 8

Avolition

Answer 8

• A negative symptom of schizophrenia
• Involves loss of motivation to carry out tasks and results in lowered activity levels

Question 9

Co-morbidity

Answer 9

• The occurrence of two disorders or conditions at the same time

Question 10

Symptom Overlap

Answer 10

• Occurs where two or more conditions share symptoms

Question 11

What two things can be used to classify Schizophrenia?

Answer 11

• DSM-5 (one positive symptom)
• ICD-10 (two negative symptoms)

Question 12

What symptoms does someone need to show on the ICD-10 to be classified with schizophrenia?

Answer 12

• two negative symptoms

Question 13

What symptoms does someone need to show on the DSM-5 to be classified with schizophrenia?

Answer 13

• one positive symptom