Classification of schizophrenia (schizophrenia) Flashcards

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What is schizophrenia?

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  • WITHDRAWAL FROM REALITY
  • counts for up to 50% all mental patients
  • Affects thought processes and ability to determine reality
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What is type 1 schizophrenia?

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  • Acute
    -Positive symptoms
  • Responsive to medication
    -Greater recovery prospects
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What is type 2 schizophrenia?

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  • Chronic
    -Negative symptoms
    -Non responsive to medicine
  • Poorer recovery prospects
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What are the requirements to be diagnosed with schizophrenia?

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  • Must have 2 or more symptoms
  • Must have had these for more than 1 month
  • Show evidence of reduced social functioning
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What’s chronic onset schizophrenia?

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  • Sufferers become increasingly disturbed through gradual withdrawal and motivational loss over a prolonged period
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What’s acute onset schizophrenia?

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  • Symptoms appear suddenly, after a stressful incident
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When does schizophrenia commonly occur?

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  • Between ages 14-45
  • Equal incidence rate between men and women but males show onset at an earlier age
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What are the positive symptoms of schizophrenia?

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  • AUDITORY HALLUCINATIONS, include voices that are often insulting, simultaneous delusions
  • PRIMARY DELUSIONS, delusions of grandeur and delusions of persecution
  • PASSIVITY EXPERIENCES AND THOUGHT DISORDERS, believe thoughts and actions are under external control eg by aliens
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What are the negative symptoms of schizophrenia?

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  • THOUGHT PROCESS DISORDERS, they wander off point, create new words——->
    SPEECH POVERTY, excessively brief replies to questions, minimal elaboration
  • AVOLITION, inability to make decisions, no enthusiasm or energy, no personal hygiene
  • DISTURBANCES OF EFFECT, appear uncaring, innapropriate emotional responses
  • PSYCHOMOTOR DISTURBANCE, ticks, twitches,repetitive behaviours
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