Positive And Negative Symptoms Flashcards

1
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Positive symptoms of schizophrenia

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Hallucinations which are unreal perceptions of the environment

Delusions which as bizarre beliefs

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Negative symptoms

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Speech poverty lessening of speech fluency

Avolition which is a reduction of interests and desires

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3
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Reliability of diagnosis ?

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Cultural differences in diagnosis eg British vs US psychiatrists diagnosing so (69% vs 2%)

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4
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Validity of diagnosis

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Symptom overlap - many of the symptoms found in over disorders

Comorbidity - two or more conditions occur together

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5
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Family dysfunction explanations

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Double bind and expressed emotion

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6
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Cognitive explanations

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Delusions = egocentric bias

Hallucinations = hyper vigilance and lack of reality testing

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7
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Drug therapy

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Antipsychotics (atypical and typical)

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8
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Cognitive behavioural therapy

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Combination of cognitive and behavioural therapy

Consists of 
Assessment
Engagaement 
ABC model
Normalisation
Critical collab analysis 
Developing alt explanations
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9
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Family therapy?

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Range of interventions aimed at the family

To help manage the individual with schizophrenia

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10
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Interactionist approach

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Diathesis stress

Tienaris study
Adopted offspring

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11
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Biological explanations

Genetic

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Family, twin and adoption studies

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12
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Dopamine hypothesis

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Higher levels of dopamine is associated with positive symptoms of schizophrenia

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