AQA A-Level Schizophrenia Flashcards

Schizophrenia
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SCHIZOPHRENIA

What is schizophrenia?


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A psychotic disorder marked by severely impaired thinking, emotions, and behaviour

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CLASSIFYING MENTAL DISORDERS

Which manuals are used to classify mental disorders?


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The DSM V or the ICD 10

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CLASSIFYING MENTAL DISORDERS

What do both manuals require?


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Symptoms to be present for a month

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CLASSIFYING MENTAL DISORDERS

What does the DSM V require?

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A more specific criteria; 2 or more symptoms

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CLASSIFYING MENTAL DISORDERS

What does the ICD 10 require?


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A broader approach to diagnosis

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CLASSIFYING MENTAL DISORDERS

Which culture uses the DSM V?


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America

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CLASSIFYING MENTAL DISORDERS

Which countries use the ICD 10?


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Anywhere that isn’t America

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CLASSIFYING MENTAL DISORDERS

What type of functioning does schizophrenia include?

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Excessive normal functioning

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CLASSIFYING MENTAL DISORDERS

Describe diagnosis discrepancies between men and women


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Women diagnosed 10 years later on average than men, who are most commonly diagnosed

between 18 and 21

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POSITIVE SYMPTOMS

What is a positive symptom of Schizophrenia?


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Ones that enhance the typical experience of sufferers, and occurs in addition to their

normal experiences

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POSITIVE SYMPTOMS

Define a hallucination


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A distorted view/perception of a real stimulus or stimulus that has no basis in reality

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, POSITIVE SYMPTOMS

What are the four types of hallucination?


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• Auditory

• Visual

• Tactile

• Olfactory


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POSITIVE SYMPTOMS

Define a delusion


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A set of beliefs with no basis in reality, for example believing members of the royal family

are trying to kidnap you

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NEGATIVE SYMPTOMS

Define a negative symptom


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Loss of normal functions due to increased serotonin and low levels of dopamine

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NEGATIVE SYMPTOMS

Define alogia