Schizophrenia: Classification Flashcards
What is the major system for classification of mental disoders in the UK?
ICD-11
What is the major system for classification of mental disorders in the USA?
DSM-5
What is needed to be diagnosed under ICD-11?
Two or more negative symptoms
For one month or longer
What is needed to be diagnosed under DSM-5?
One positive symptom
For at least one month
What does ICD-11 recognise?
Subtypes of Sz
What is are some examples of a Sz subtype?
Paranoid Sz
Catastrophic Sz
What is Paranoid Sz characterised by?
Powerful delusions and hallucinations
What issues does catastrophic Sz involve?
Problems with patient’s movements
Does DSM-5 categorise Sz into further subtypes?
Nope
What is a positive symptom?
An additional experience beyond those of ordinary existence
What are some examples of a positive symptom?
Hallucinations
Delusions
What are hallucinations?
Unusual sensory experiences that have no basis in reality, can affect any sense.
What is an auditory hallucination?
Hearing voices that aren’t present
What is a visual hallucination?
Seeing objects that aren’t present
What are delusions?
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