Schizopherenia

Question 1

What is schizophrenia

Answer 1

A mental disorder that’s disrupts the minds ability to function and it affects thought processes

Question 2

What are the two types of symptoms associated with schizophrenia and distinguish between them

Answer 2

Positive symptoms and negative symptoms

Positive is an excess of distortion of normal functioning

Negative symptoms are a diminution or loss of normal functioning

Question 3

Give examples of positive symptoms

Answer 3

Delusions

Disorganised speech

Hallucinations

Disorganised speech or cationic behaviour

Question 4

What are hallucinations and give types of hallucinations

Answer 4

These are unreal perceptions of a persons environments

Auditory
Visual
Olfactory-smelling of things
Tactile-feelings bugs crawling on oneself

Question 5

What are delusions and give examples

Answer 5

They are bizarre beliefs that occur due to distorted reasoning or misinterpretation of beliefs

Paranoid
Inflated

Question 6

What is disorganised speech

Answer 6

This occurs as a result of abnormal thought process in which people can’t organise their speech meaning they speak incoherently or derailment occurs

Question 7

What is meant by cationic behaviour

Answer 7

This is characterised by things like aimless arm movement

Question 8

What is meant by grossly disorganised

Answer 8

It’s the inability to start a task or finish it