Positive Symptoms of Schizophrenia Flashcards
What are the 5 symptoms?
Hallucinations Delusions Catatonic behaviour Disorganised behaviour Disorganised speech
Describe hallucinations.
Unreal perceptions of reality
Olfactory, auditory, visual, tactile
Voices telling them to do things
Describe delusions.
Bizarre beliefs that seem real to the patient
Paranoid, associated with power, reference
What is a delusion of reference?
When they believe that events around them are directly related to them
Give an example of delusion of reference.
Thinking personal messages are coming from the TV
Describe disorganised speech.
When they have problems organising thoughts and it shows in speech
Incoherent
Topic jumping
Describe catatonic behaviour.
Reduced reaction to the immediate environment
Describe disorganised behaviour.
Inability/lack of motivation for tasks
Give an example of disorganised behaviour.
Dressing in heavy clothes in summer
What is a positive symptom?
Displaying behaviours w/ loss of reality.
How do positive symptoms appear?
Short episodes with normal, medicated periods in the middle.
How do positive symptoms react to medication?
Well
What are the 4 categories for hallucination?
Visual
Auditory
Olfactory
Tactile
What is a delusion of grandeur?
An inflated belief about their importance/power.
What is the difference between hallucination and delusion?
Hallucination is sensory, delusions are beliefs
