Schizophrenia Flashcards
1
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define schizophrenia
A
mental illness characterized by disturbances in though, perception and behavior, by loss of emotional responsiveness and extreme apathy and by deterioration in the level of functioning in everyday life
2
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what are the core symptoms of schizophrenia
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delusions, auditory hallucinations (3rd person), thought interference and passivity phenomena
3
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describe the appearance of positive syndrome in schizophrenia
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hallucinations, delusions, passivity phenomena and disorders of the form of thought
4
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describe negative syndrome in schizophrenia
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reduced amount of speech, motivation, pleasure, social interaction and blunting of affect
5
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what are the sub types of schizophrenia
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paranoid schizophrenia hebephrenic/disorganised schizophrenia (incongruous behaviour and intellectual disorientation) catatonic schizophrenia (marked decreased activity)
