Schizophrenia - symptoms

Question 1

what are positive symptoms

Answer 1

additional experiences

Question 2

what are negative symptoms

Answer 2

disruption of emotions and actions

Question 3

what are positive symptoms of schizophrenia

Answer 3

hallucinations, delusions, thought broadcasting

Question 4

what are negative symptoms of schizophrenia

Answer 4

speech poverty, avolition (lack of motivation), catatonic state (zoned out), memory loss, attention deficit, echolalia, psychomotor symptoms, neologism

Question 5

how long do positive symptoms of schizophrenia last

Answer 5

short, acute episodes

Question 6

how long do negative symptoms of schizophrenia last

Answer 6

longer lasting, chronic episodes

Question 7

psychosis

Answer 7

losing touch of reality, impacts abilities to carry out everyday tasks

Question 8

what percentage of the population has schizophrenia

Answer 8

1%

Question 9

what group of people is most commonly affected by schizophrenia

Answer 9

men living in cities who are from a lower socio-economic group

Question 10

word salad

Answer 10

jumbled words. neologism -> unique made up word

Question 11

thought broadcasting

Answer 11

beliefs that thoughts are being shared

Question 12

echolalia

Answer 12

repeating words of others rather than using own

Question 13

what symptoms were identified first and by who

Answer 13

Schneider (1959). positive symptoms (hallucinations and delusions) -> first-hand reports

Question 14

what symptoms were identified second and by who

Answer 14

Slater and Roth (1969) negative symptoms (avolition, disturbances in emotions, thought process disorders) -> observation