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1. Different classes 1. Positive
of symptoms of 2. Negative
schizophrenia 3. Disorganized
2. Positive symp- Active manifestations of abnormal behaviour, or an excess or distortion of normal
toms of schizo- behaviour
phrenia • Delusions
• Hallucinations
One or both experienced by 50-70% of people with the disorder
3. Delusions (posi- Beliefs that are gross misrepresentations of reality.
tive)
Various types:
Bizarre - clearly implausible, not understandable, not derived from ordinary life
experiences (eg, all organs removed by aliens)
Non-bizarre - involve situations that can conceivably occur in real life but aren't
happening (eg, being followed by FBI)
4. Types of Delu- 1. Of guilt or sin (usually bizarre)
sions 2. Somatic (bizarre or non) - something is happening within the body (a belief)
3. Persecutory (bizarre or non) - someone is following them
4. Of reference (usually bizarre) - thinks they know someone who they don't
5. Grandiose (bizarre or non) - thinks they are superior
6. Of being controlled (usually bizarre)
5. Hallucinations • Experience of sensory events without input from the surrounding environment
(positive) • Auditory (most common) - inner speech but perceives it coming from the
outside
• Visual (second most common) - sees random figures or sees an object as
distorted
• Tactile - feel something outside their body
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• Somatic - a sensory experience inside the body
• Olfactory - smell something that isn't there (usually their own body odor)
6. Negative symp- Absence or insufficiency of typical behaviour
toms of s • Avolition - initiate/persist at basic activities
• Alogia - amount of speech
• Anhedonia - pleasure/interest
• Affective flattening - emotional expression
• Asociality - social relationships/skill
7. disorganized • Erratic speech, motor behaviour, and emotions
symptoms of • Inappropriate affect (laughing, crying or extreme anger for no reason)
schizophrenia • Disorganized behaviour - acting in usual ways, unusual dress
• Catatonia - motor dysfunctions that range from agitation to immobility (Waxy
flexibility - staying in one place when moves)
• Disorganized speech - tangentially, loose associations, derailment
8. Schizophrenia 2 or more of the following, each present for a significant portion of time during a
DSM-5 Criteria 1-month period.
Delusions
Hallucinations
Disorganized speech
Disorganized or catatonic behaviour
Negative symptoms
Impaired functioning
Continuous disturbance for 6 months (prodromal symptoms)
9. causes of schizo- 1. biological
phrenia 2. viral infection
3. psychosocial influence
4. substance use
10.
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1. Different classes 1. Positive
of symptoms of 2. Negative
schizophrenia 3. Disorganized
2. Positive symp- Active manifestations of abnormal behaviour, or an excess or distortion of normal
toms of schizo- behaviour
phrenia • Delusions
• Hallucinations
One or both experienced by 50-70% of people with the disorder
3. Delusions (posi- Beliefs that are gross misrepresentations of reality.
tive)
Various types:
Bizarre - clearly implausible, not understandable, not derived from ordinary life
experiences (eg, all organs removed by aliens)
Non-bizarre - involve situations that can conceivably occur in real life but aren't
happening (eg, being followed by FBI)
4. Types of Delu- 1. Of guilt or sin (usually bizarre)
sions 2. Somatic (bizarre or non) - something is happening within the body (a belief)
3. Persecutory (bizarre or non) - someone is following them
4. Of reference (usually bizarre) - thinks they know someone who they don't
5. Grandiose (bizarre or non) - thinks they are superior
6. Of being controlled (usually bizarre)
5. Hallucinations • Experience of sensory events without input from the surrounding environment
(positive) • Auditory (most common) - inner speech but perceives it coming from the
outside
• Visual (second most common) - sees random figures or sees an object as
distorted
• Tactile - feel something outside their body
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• Somatic - a sensory experience inside the body
• Olfactory - smell something that isn't there (usually their own body odor)
6. Negative symp- Absence or insufficiency of typical behaviour
toms of s • Avolition - initiate/persist at basic activities
• Alogia - amount of speech
• Anhedonia - pleasure/interest
• Affective flattening - emotional expression
• Asociality - social relationships/skill
7. disorganized • Erratic speech, motor behaviour, and emotions
symptoms of • Inappropriate affect (laughing, crying or extreme anger for no reason)
schizophrenia • Disorganized behaviour - acting in usual ways, unusual dress
• Catatonia - motor dysfunctions that range from agitation to immobility (Waxy
flexibility - staying in one place when moves)
• Disorganized speech - tangentially, loose associations, derailment
8. Schizophrenia 2 or more of the following, each present for a significant portion of time during a
DSM-5 Criteria 1-month period.
Delusions
Hallucinations
Disorganized speech
Disorganized or catatonic behaviour
Negative symptoms
Impaired functioning
Continuous disturbance for 6 months (prodromal symptoms)
9. causes of schizo- 1. biological
phrenia 2. viral infection
3. psychosocial influence
4. substance use
10.
