Lesson 2 - The positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia Flashcards
1
Q
Positive symptoms of schizophrenia
A
symptoms added to the personality
2
Q
hallucinations
A
auditory
visual
olfactory-smell
tactile- feel
3
Q
delusions
A
grandeur - belief they’re god
persecution - ppl conspiring against them
reference - objects, events, songs abt them
4
Q
negative symptoms
A
symptoms that take away from the personality
5
Q
deficit syndrome
A
if the patient has experienced 2 neg symptoms for more than 12 months, medication is unlikely to alleviate symptoms
6
Q
speech poverty
A
fluency of speech is lessened
thoughts might be blocked
7
Q
avolition
A
reduced desire to do anything goal related
