Schizophrenia
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Q
SCHIZOPHRENIA
What is schizophrenia?
A
A psychotic disorder marked by severely impaired thinking, emotions, and behaviour
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2
Q
CLASSIFYING MENTAL DISORDERS
Which manuals are used to classify mental disorders?
A
The DSM V or the ICD 10
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3
Q
CLASSIFYING MENTAL DISORDERS
What do both manuals require?
A
Symptoms to be present for a month
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4
Q
CLASSIFYING MENTAL DISORDERS
What does the DSM V require?
,A
A more specific criteria; 2 or more symptoms
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5
Q
CLASSIFYING MENTAL DISORDERS
What does the ICD 10 require?
A
A broader approach to diagnosis
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6
Q
CLASSIFYING MENTAL DISORDERS
Which culture uses the DSM V?
A
America
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7
Q
CLASSIFYING MENTAL DISORDERS
Which countries use the ICD 10?
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Anywhere that isn’t America
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8
Q
CLASSIFYING MENTAL DISORDERS
What type of functioning does schizophrenia include?
,A
Excessive normal functioning
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9
Q
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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10
Q
POSITIVE SYMPTOMS
What is a positive symptom of Schizophrenia?
A
Ones that enhance the typical experience of sufferers, and occurs in addition to their
normal experiences
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11
Q
POSITIVE SYMPTOMS
Define a hallucination
A
A distorted view/perception of a real stimulus or stimulus that has no basis in reality
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12
Q
, POSITIVE SYMPTOMS
What are the four types of hallucination?
A
• Auditory
• Visual
• Tactile
• Olfactory
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13
Q
POSITIVE SYMPTOMS
Define a delusion
A
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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14
Q
NEGATIVE SYMPTOMS
Define a negative symptom
A
Loss of normal functions due to increased serotonin and low levels of dopamine
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15
Q
NEGATIVE SYMPTOMS
Define alogia
1
Q
SCHIZOPHRENIA
What is schizophrenia?
A
A psychotic disorder marked by severely impaired thinking, emotions, and behaviour
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2
Q
CLASSIFYING MENTAL DISORDERS
Which manuals are used to classify mental disorders?
A
The DSM V or the ICD 10
5
3
Q
CLASSIFYING MENTAL DISORDERS
What do both manuals require?
A
Symptoms to be present for a month
5
4
Q
CLASSIFYING MENTAL DISORDERS
What does the DSM V require?
,A
A more specific criteria; 2 or more symptoms
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5
Q
CLASSIFYING MENTAL DISORDERS
What does the ICD 10 require?
A
A broader approach to diagnosis
5
6
Q
CLASSIFYING MENTAL DISORDERS
Which culture uses the DSM V?
A
America
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7
Q
CLASSIFYING MENTAL DISORDERS
Which countries use the ICD 10?
A
Anywhere that isn’t America
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8
Q
CLASSIFYING MENTAL DISORDERS
What type of functioning does schizophrenia include?
,A
Excessive normal functioning
5
9
Q
CLASSIFYING MENTAL DISORDERS
Describe diagnosis discrepancies between men and women
A
Women diagnosed 10 years later on average than men, who are most commonly diagnosed
between 18 and 21
5
10
Q
POSITIVE SYMPTOMS
What is a positive symptom of Schizophrenia?
A
Ones that enhance the typical experience of sufferers, and occurs in addition to their
normal experiences
5
11
Q
POSITIVE SYMPTOMS
Define a hallucination
A
A distorted view/perception of a real stimulus or stimulus that has no basis in reality
5
12
Q
, POSITIVE SYMPTOMS
What are the four types of hallucination?
A
• Auditory
• Visual
• Tactile
• Olfactory
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13
Q
POSITIVE SYMPTOMS
Define a delusion
A
A set of beliefs with no basis in reality, for example believing members of the royal family
are trying to kidnap you
5
14
Q
NEGATIVE SYMPTOMS
Define a negative symptom
A
Loss of normal functions due to increased serotonin and low levels of dopamine
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15
Q
NEGATIVE SYMPTOMS
Define alogia
