Schizophrenia

Question 1

What is Schizophrenia?

Answer 1

A disorder where a person has difficulty distinguishing what is real and what is in their imagination.

Question 2

What are positive symptoms?

Answer 2

Additional experiences beyond those of ordinary existence.

Question 3

Give examples of positive symptoms.

Answer 3

Hallucinations

Delusions

Question 4

What are hallucinations?

Answer 4

Sensory experiences of stimuli that have either no basis in reality or are distorted perception of things that are there.

Question 5

What are delusions?

Answer 5

Beliefs that have no basis in reality e.g. the sufferer is someone else or that they are a victim of conspiracy.

Question 6

What are negative symptoms?

Answer 6

The loss of visual abilities and experiences.

Question 7

Give two example of negative symptoms.

Answer 7

Avolition

Speech Poverty

Question 8

What is Avolition?

Answer 8

Loss of motivation to carry out tasks and results in lowered activity levels.

Question 9

What 2 organisations classify schizophrenia?

Answer 9

International Classification of Disease Edition 10 (ICD-10)

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual 5 (DSM5)

Question 10

How do the DSM 5 classify schizophrenia compared to the ICD-10?

Answer 10

One of the positive symptoms must be present for the DSM whereas two or more negative symptoms are sufficient for the ICD-10.