Schizophrenia - Paper 3

Question 1

What is Schizophrenia?

Answer 1

Severe mental disorder where contact with reality and insight are impaired, an example of psychosis (distortion of reality)

Question 2

What are positive symptoms of schizophrenia and examples

Answer 2

Symptoms which are not usually present in normal life, they are additions due to schizophrenia
- hallucinations
- delusions
- paranoia

Question 3

What are negative symptoms of schizophrenia and examples

Answer 3

Symptoms that cause a decline in functioning, loss of normal functioning
- social withdrawal
- language impairments
- lack of emotion
- no control over muscles
- disorganised