Schizophrenia Flashcards
Learn what schizophrenia is and no its symptoms and diagnosis.
schizophrenia KW
A severe mental illness involving the breakdown between thought, emotion and behaviour which can lead to faulty perception,inappropriate actions and feeling and withdrawal from reality .
classification of mental disorder KW
The process of organising symptoms into categories based on which symptoms cluster together in sufferers. used by systems such as the DSM-5 AND ICD-10
Positive symptoms of schizophrenia KW
Symptoms which are additionally experienced beyond normal experiences . Including hallucinations and delusions
Hallucinations KW
A positive symptom of schizophrenia. They are unreal sensory perceptions of the environment that are either auditory (hearing voices) ,visual (seeing objects etc) ,olfactory (smelling things) or tactile (feeling things)
Delusions KW
A positive symptom of schizophrenia. They are bizarre beliefs that seem real to the person but are not actually real. These can include about the self or others.
Negative symptoms KW
Symptoms which involve the loss of usual abilities and experiences such as avolition and alogia (speech poverty)
Avolition KW
A negative symptom of schizophrenia. This is the reduction/inability to carry out tasks and results in lowered activity levels.
Alogia KW
A negative symptom of schizophrenia. This refers to the poverty of speech which has become either reduced or lacks quality
Co-morbidity KW
Where 2 illnesses or conditions are frequently diagnosed together which questions the validity of classifying the 2 disorders separately. EX schizophrenia and personality disorder.
Symptom overlap KW
Occurs when 2 or more conditions share symptoms which can lead to co-morbidity.
About schizophrenia
> suffered by 1% of the population
more common in men than women
diagnosed in urban areas and in WC/MC people
many sufferers end up homeless due to the severity of symptoms
How is schizophrenia classified?
> systems of classification of mental disorders
EX DSM-5 and ICD-10
classifications can differ on each system
ex. DSM -5 states that one positive symptom must be identified to be diagnosed but the other requires 2 or more negative symptoms
ICD-10 identifies different types of schizophrenia such as
-paranoid =powerful delusions and hallucinations
-hebephrenic= negative symptoms
-catatonic= bizzare motor movements (over active movements or holding the body in positions )
About hallucinations
> some can be related to events
some can have no relationship to the environment
can be related to any sense
About delusions
> also known as paranoia > can take many forms - believing they are a powers figure ( religious or historical ) -having powers - they are being controlled - some can lead to aggression
About avolition (apathy)
> difficult to keep up with goal directed activity ( actions to achieve a result)
not motivated to do activities
3 signs are poor hygiene and grooming,lack of persistence in work etc and lack of energy
