Understanding Psychiatry Flashcards
1
Q
What is psychosis?
A
A large group of different disease processes which are characterised by reality failure
2
Q
What are positive symptoms of schizophrenia (i.e. things that arise due to the disease)
A
Hallucinations, delusions of control, thought delusions
3
Q
What are negative symptoms of schizophrenia (i.e. things that people lose due to the disease)
A
Anhedonia, apathy, social withdrawal, blunted mood
4
Q
Does schizophrenia have more of a genetic or environmental component?
A
Genetic
