Schizophrenia: Classification Flashcards

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What is the major system for classification of mental disoders in the UK?

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ICD-11

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What is the major system for classification of mental disorders in the USA?

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DSM-5

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What is needed to be diagnosed under ICD-11?

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Two or more negative symptoms
For one month or longer

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What is needed to be diagnosed under DSM-5?

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One positive symptom
For at least one month

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What does ICD-11 recognise?

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Subtypes of Sz

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What is are some examples of a Sz subtype?

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Paranoid Sz
Catastrophic Sz

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What is Paranoid Sz characterised by?

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Powerful delusions and hallucinations

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What issues does catastrophic Sz involve?

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Problems with patient’s movements

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Does DSM-5 categorise Sz into further subtypes?

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Nope

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What is a positive symptom?

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An additional experience beyond those of ordinary existence

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What are some examples of a positive symptom?

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Hallucinations
Delusions

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What are hallucinations?

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Unusual sensory experiences that have no basis in reality, can affect any sense.

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What is an auditory hallucination?

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Hearing voices that aren’t present

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What is a visual hallucination?

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Seeing objects that aren’t present

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What are delusions?

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Irrational/false beliefs that have no basis in reality, they make people with Sz behave in a way that seems normal to them but is bizarre to us

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16
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What are delusions of persecution?

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A false belief that you are being harassed.
E.g., by the government

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What are delusions of control?

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A false belief that you are being controlled by something external.
E.g., by aliens

18
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What are negative symptoms?

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A loss of usual abilities

19
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What are some examples of negative symptoms?

A

Avolition
Speech poverty

20
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What is avolition?

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Severe loss of motivation to carry out everyday tasks and difficulty to begin or keep up with goal directed activity

21
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Who identified the three signs of avolition?

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Andreason

22
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What are the three signs of avolition?

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Poor hygiene and grooming
Lack of persistence in work or education
Lack of energy

23
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What is speech poverty?

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A reduction in the amount and quality of speech, sometimes accompanied by a delay in the sufferers verbal responses during conversations or lack of fluency.