schizophrenia- symptoms and features Flashcards
define schizophrenia
a mental illness that can affect how someone thinks, speaks and feels to such a degree that they may lose focus on reality
define symptoms
things that characterise the disorder with regard to how a person thinks, feels or behaves
define features
involve statistics about the disorder or aspects of it such as how the illness develops or how other factors such as gender and age link
first rank symptoms
hearing voices and ideas about being guided by other
second rank symptoms
flattened emotions
when can a diagnosis of schizophrenia be made
experienced at least one month of active symptoms
experienced disturbance to everyday functioning for at least 6 months
give 5 examples of symptoms
delusions
hallucinations
disorganised speech
grossly disorganised or catatonic behaviour
negative symptoms
what does thought insertion mean (symptom)
a person thinks their thoughts are put their by someone else
give 2 countries that have high prevalance in schizophrenia
USA (0.4%)
Netherlands (0.4%)
