Schizophrenia Flashcards
What is schizophrenia?
A serious long term mental illness that affects the way you think and behave. ( a type of psychosis detachment from reality )
How many people does schizophrenia effect in 100 people?
1
What are the 2 books to classify it?
ICD-11 & DSM-5
What is a positive symptom?
Is an atypical symptom experienced in addition to your normal experience.
What is a negative symptom?
Is an atypical symptom lost from you normal experience?
What are four examples of positive symptoms of schizophrenia?
- hallucinations
- delusions
- disorganised speech
- disorganised unusual behaviour( catatonic behaviour )
What are four examples of negative symptoms?
- speech poverty
- avolition
- affective flattening - decrease in range of emotion
- anhedonia - lack of Initial pleasure or direction
What does the DSM need to diagnose someone with schizophrenia which the ICD doesn’t need?
A positive sympton
What is reliability?
Consistency of the diagnostic instrument to assess the severity of schizophrenia.
What is validity?
The extent that a diagnosis represents something that is real and distinct from other disorders.
