Schizophrenia: Introduction Flashcards

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How prevalent is schizophrenia?

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  • affects about 15 of the population
  • equally common in males and females
    -men get diagnosed around 16-25 whereas females diagnosed later between 25-35 approx
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Prognosis definition and prognosis of schiz (according to Bleuler)

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  • development of the disorder
  • according to Bleuler’s (1978) longitudinal study of 2000 schizophrenics
    • symptoms are most sevre in early adulthood, during first 5 years of onset
      • 20% sow full recovery
      • 40% continue to suffer from symptoms and distress for the rest of their lives
      • 40% recover from only psotove symptoms

This implies a diagnosis of sz has poor predictive validity

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Name and outline 3 positive symptoms of schizophrenia

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  • Hallucinations: False sensory experiences that may not have any identifiable source. The most commonly reported types are auditory and visual. Less common are olfactory and tactile
  • Delusions: false beliefs not based on evidence or fact that are very difficult to disprove. There are many types like grandeur, persecution and control
  • Disorganised thinking and speech: This makes it hard to concentrate on anything. Thoughts to drift one thing to another although there will be no connection between them.
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Name two negative symptoms

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  • speech poverty
  • avolition
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Describe avolition

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lack of motivation to carry out a range of activities. Complete reduction of interests and desires as well as inability to initiate and persist in goal directed behvaiour.

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Describe flat effect

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a redution or flattenting of emotion. The range and intensity of facial expressions, tone of voice and eye contact are reduced.

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Describe inappropriate affect

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  • Emotional expressions are unsuitable for the situation such as laughing at serious things
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Outline disorganised speech and thinking

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This makes it hard to concenttare on anything. Thought drift from one thing to another . Words may also be jumbled or confused making it hard to for others to understand what is being said.

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