SCHIZOPHRENIA

Question 1

what is schizophrenia

Answer 1

a serve mental disorder where contact with reality + insight are impaired

Question 2

classification + diagnosis

Answer 2

dsm-5 = 1 positive symptom
ICD-10 = 2 or more negative symptoms needed

Question 3

what are positive symptoms

Answer 3

symptoms you experience in addition to normal experiences

Question 4

what are the positive symptoms of sz

Answer 4

Hallucinations - unusual sensory experience. generally visual or auditory but not exclusively
Delusions - irrational beliefs (paranoid, external control)

Question 5

what are negative symptoms

Answer 5

a loss of usual experience

Question 6

what are the negative symptoms of sz

Answer 6

Speech poverty - reduction in the amount + quality of speech
Avolition - struggle with goal directed behaviour eg. motivation = Andreason (1982) - 3 signs - poor hygiene, lack of persistence + lack of energy