Psychosis

Question 1

What is psychosis?

Answer 1

an umbrella term that covers a range of conditions including schizophrenia

Question 2

What are psychotic disorders?

Answer 2

delusions, hallucinations, disorganised thinking, negative symptoms

Question 3

What are delusions?

Answer 3

fixed beliefs that do not change even when a person has conflicting evidence

Question 4

What are hallucinations?

Answer 4

involuntary, clear perceptions that occur without an external stimulus

Question 5

What is disorganised thinking?

Answer 5

answers do not relate to the question, speech is jumbled, communication is inhibited

Question 6

What are positive symptoms?

Answer 6

symptoms of excess distortion such as delusions

Question 7

What are negative symptoms?

Answer 7

diminished emotional expression, reduced motivation, diminished experience of pleasure

Question 8

What percentage of the population does schizophrenia affect?

Answer 8

1%

Question 9

What is the ratio of schizophrenia diagnoses between men and women?

Answer 9

1.4:1

Question 10

What percentage of schizophrenia diagnoses are suicidal?

Answer 10

50%

Question 11

What is the treatment for schizophrenia?

Answer 11

CBT, family therapy, antipsychotics

Question 12

What are the biological risks to schizophrenia?

Answer 12

changes to glutamine and dopamine neurotransmissions, enlarged brain ventricles, decrease in brain size and less connectivity in the white matter