PSYC 2490 UNIT 8 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
Perceptions about schizophrenia - ANSWER The most severe and disabling mental
health condition
- Is thought as existing on a spectrum with different severities and effects of the
symptoms
What does "vast heterogeneity of the disorder" mean - ANSWER Refers to the belief of
schizophrenia being better described as a group of schizophrenia's rather than 1 single
disorder
When's the typical onset for schizophrenia - ANSWER Ages of 20-34
Schizophrenia affected with percentage of the population worldwide - ANSWER 1%
6 diagnostic criteria in DSM-5 for schizophrenia - ANSWER A) 2 or more of the following,
each present for a significant portion of time during a 1 month period
- delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, grossly disorganized or catatonic
behaviour, negative symptoms
B) significant portion of time since onset, level of disturbance in 1 or more major areas
of functioning is markedly below the level of achieved prior to onset
C) continuous signs of disturbance for at least 6 months
- 1 month of symptoms that meet criterion 1
D) exclusion of concurrent schizoaffective of mood disorders during the active phase of
symptoms
E) disturbance cannot be caused by substance use or medical conditions
F) history of autism or communication disorder of childhood onset, additional diagnosis
of schizophrenia is made only if prominent delusions or hallucinations are present for at
least 1 month
, Positive symptoms - ANSWER The addition of an experience that is in excess of normal
psychological functioning
- ex. hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking
- represents what most people think of when they hear the word "psychosis"
Negative symptoms - ANSWER Represent a deficit in psychological functioning
- broadly classified as either "experiential" or "expressive"
Experiential negative symptoms - ANSWER A decrease in ability to experience
enjoyment from situations and to motivate oneself to do things
Expressive negative symptoms - ANSWER Impairments in the ability to interact with the
social world as a result of limited speech or difficulty with the nonverbal expression of
others
Psychosis - ANSWER Loss of touch with reality that is characterized by symptoms like
hallucinations and delusions
- due to the bizarre nature of this, schizophrenia has been associated with "madness"
and "insanity"
5 A's of negative symptoms - ANSWER 1) avolition/apathy
2) anhedonia
3) asociality
4) alogia
5' affective flattening
5 core symptoms of schizophrenia - ANSWER 1) delusions
2) hallucinations
COMPLETE ANSWERS
Perceptions about schizophrenia - ANSWER The most severe and disabling mental
health condition
- Is thought as existing on a spectrum with different severities and effects of the
symptoms
What does "vast heterogeneity of the disorder" mean - ANSWER Refers to the belief of
schizophrenia being better described as a group of schizophrenia's rather than 1 single
disorder
When's the typical onset for schizophrenia - ANSWER Ages of 20-34
Schizophrenia affected with percentage of the population worldwide - ANSWER 1%
6 diagnostic criteria in DSM-5 for schizophrenia - ANSWER A) 2 or more of the following,
each present for a significant portion of time during a 1 month period
- delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, grossly disorganized or catatonic
behaviour, negative symptoms
B) significant portion of time since onset, level of disturbance in 1 or more major areas
of functioning is markedly below the level of achieved prior to onset
C) continuous signs of disturbance for at least 6 months
- 1 month of symptoms that meet criterion 1
D) exclusion of concurrent schizoaffective of mood disorders during the active phase of
symptoms
E) disturbance cannot be caused by substance use or medical conditions
F) history of autism or communication disorder of childhood onset, additional diagnosis
of schizophrenia is made only if prominent delusions or hallucinations are present for at
least 1 month
, Positive symptoms - ANSWER The addition of an experience that is in excess of normal
psychological functioning
- ex. hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking
- represents what most people think of when they hear the word "psychosis"
Negative symptoms - ANSWER Represent a deficit in psychological functioning
- broadly classified as either "experiential" or "expressive"
Experiential negative symptoms - ANSWER A decrease in ability to experience
enjoyment from situations and to motivate oneself to do things
Expressive negative symptoms - ANSWER Impairments in the ability to interact with the
social world as a result of limited speech or difficulty with the nonverbal expression of
others
Psychosis - ANSWER Loss of touch with reality that is characterized by symptoms like
hallucinations and delusions
- due to the bizarre nature of this, schizophrenia has been associated with "madness"
and "insanity"
5 A's of negative symptoms - ANSWER 1) avolition/apathy
2) anhedonia
3) asociality
4) alogia
5' affective flattening
5 core symptoms of schizophrenia - ANSWER 1) delusions
2) hallucinations
