Symptoms of Schizophrenia Flashcards
Schizophrenia is more common in… name three?
Schizophrenia is more common in men, cities and working class populations
What is schizophrenia?
Schizophrenia is when a person has disturbances in thought, emotion and behaviour
What are two extra pieces of information that describe schizophrenia?
- schizophrenia is a () illness resulting from a () of () and () factors - schizophrenia usually begins sometime in () or () ()
One fact about schizophrenia is that it is a brain illness resulting from a combination of genetic and environmental factors
Another fact about schizophrenia is that it usually begins sometime in adolescence or early adulthood
What are the two types of symptoms of schizophrenia?
Schizophrenia symptoms can be positive or negative
Why are schizophrenia symptoms referred to as “positive”?
Why are schizophrenia symptoms referred to as “negative”?
Schizophrenia symptoms are referred to as positive because there are certain characteristics which are added to an individual as a result of this illness
Schizophrenia symptoms which are referred to as negative as “negative because they are characteristics which are removed from the individual as a result of the illness
What are the two positive symptoms?
Hallucinations and Delusions
What are the five negative symptoms?
Avolition, Speech poverty, Flat affect, Catatonic behaviour and Asociality
What are hallucinations?
Hallucinations are bizarre, unreal perceptions of the environment that are usually auditory, but may also be visual, olfactory or tactile
What are delusions?
Delusions are irrational and false beliefs/paranoia, which can take many forms involving individuals thinking they possess superior qualities
May also involve individual believing that outside forces are controlling their thoughts/actions
What is avolition?
Avolition is the lack of motivation/interest r inability to keep up with routine activities
What is speech poverty?
Speech poverty is the reduction in amount/quality of speech spoken
The person may have trouble organising his/her thoughts or connecting them logically so they may talk in a garbled way that is hard to understand
What is flat affect?
Flat affect is when there is a lack of outward expression of emotions on the individual
What is catatonic behaviour?
Catatonic behaviour is when an individual lies rigidly and does not move for long periods of time
What is asociality?
Asociality is when an individual suffers impairment in social relationships. This is when an individual has few friends, poor social skills and very little interest in being with others
Which type of schizophrenia has positive symptoms?
Which type of schizophrenia has negative symptoms?
Type 1 schizophrenia has positive symptoms and type 2 schizophrenia has negative symptoms
Does Type 1 schizophrenia have negative or positive symptoms?
Type 1 schizophrenia has positive symptoms
Does Type 2 schizophrenia have negative or positive symptoms?
Type 2 schizophrenia has negative symptoms
What is the exception to type 1 schizophrenia having positive symptoms or the exception type 2 schizophrenia having negative symptoms?
Some individuals can have both type 1 and 2 schizophrenia, so they have both symptoms but this may also change over time during the course of the illness.
However, some individuals can have type 1 schizophrenia and then type 2 schizophrenia, so their symptoms may change over time during the course of illness
What are the two most widely used systems for classification and diagnosis?
The ICD and DSM-V
