schizophrenia

Question 1

How many symptoms do you need to have in ICD-11 to get diagnosed and for how long

Answer 1

*2 or more negative symptoms
*1 month or more

Question 2

How many symtopms do you need to have in DSM-5 to get diagnosed and for how long

Answer 2

*1 positive symptom eg hallucinatios
*atleast 1 month

Question 3

Does DSM- 5 have subtypes of schizo?

Answer 3

No

Question 4

Does ICD-11 have subtypes of schizo? Name one if it does

Answer 4

Yes- paranoid schizo

Question 5

Name the positive symptoms

Answer 5

*hallucinations- unusual experiences w no basis in reality can be visual or auditory

*delusions- irrational/false beliefs w no basis in reality, make ppl w schizo behave in wayws that make sense to them but bizzare to others

Question 6

Name a type of delusion in schizo

Answer 6

*delusions of persecution- false beliefs of getting harrased
*delusion of control- false beliefs that being controlled by somet external

Question 7

Name negative symptoms

Answer 7

*avolition- loss of motivation to carry out everyday tasks, difficulty to begin/keep up w goal orientated tasks

*speech poverty- reduction in the amount and quality of speech
-sometimes delay in verbal responses/ lack of fluency

Question 8

What is a diagnosis? 2 marks

Answer 8

*identification of nature of an illness or other problem
*by examination of symptoms
*eg- someone hearing voices

Question 9

Whats classification? 2 marks

Answer 9

*action/process of classifying somet
*classification of disease according to symptoms
*eg- a symptom is hallucinations

Question 10

What is meant by reliabilty in schizo

Answer 10

*whether consistent results can be gained when classifying and diagnosing schizo
*extent to which DSM-5 and ICD CONSISTENTLY agree on how schizo should be classified
*extent to which 2 or more health profs consistently agree on same diagnosis

Question 11

What is meant by validity in schizo

Answer 11

*accuracy of identifying schizo symptoms in individuals
*extent to which ICD and DSM accurately identify symptoms
*2 or more health prof accurately diagnose SZ

Question 12

Research into reliabilty and classification

Answer 12

*Cheniaux- 2 psych to diagnose 100 patients using DSM and ICD
DSM:
*1 psych diagnosed 26 people- DSM
*2 psych- 13 ppl- DSM
ICD:
*1 psych w ICD- 44
*2 psych w ICD- 24
Shows low inter- rater validity- as one found almost the double the amount.

Question 13

What does Cheniaux experiment show about the validity of DSM-5 and ICD

Answer 13

*as one psych diagnoses almost the double the num of patients using ICD than DSM, questions how accurate both are for outlining symptoms

Question 14

Define symptom overlap

Answer 14

*two or more conditions share similar symptoms- eg dep and SZ both share avolotion

Question 15

Define co-morbidity

Answer 15

*2 conditions occur AT SAME TIME.
*SZ mostly diagnosed w other conditions like OCD as they share symptoms- avolition

Question 16

Whys co-morbidity a problem?

Answer 16

*means that SZ may not exist as a distinct condition- lead to diagnosis

Question 17

Why can gender bias affect the validity and reliability of classification and diagnosis?

Answer 17

*men in 80s more likely get diagnosed cause more gen vulnerable to developing
*could be bcs females w SZ typically function better- more likely to work and have good fam relationships

Question 18

Why can culture bias affect the validity and reliability of classification and diagnosis?

Answer 18

*english ppl w afro origin more likely to get diagnosed in UK- rates not high there so cant be due to gen vul
*may be cause some behaviours classed as positive r normal in african cultures.