Schizophrenia Flashcards
1
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Positive symptoms
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hallucinations and delusions
2
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Negative symptoms
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speech poverty and avolition
3
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Reliability and validity
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They hinder the classification of schizophrenia, including reference to co-morbidity, culture and gender bias and symptom overlap
4
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it …
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- is a psychotic disorder characterised by major disturbances of thoughts, emotion and behaviour
- affects 1% of the population over 18
- is not a dual personality
- develops in early adult life, normally 5-10 years after men for women
5
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Episodic illness
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periods of psychotic disturbances interspersed with normal periods of functioning
6
Q
sufferers…
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have low mood, anxiety, difficulty concentrating and problems in relationships before and after active phase
7
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Family interactions
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Bateson (1956) double-blind theory
