Psychotic Disorders - Schizophrenia

Question 0

What are some of the positive symptoms of schizophrenia?

Answer 0

Delusions, Auditory hallucinations and disorganised speech and behaviour

Question 1

Psychosis is the general term for disorders that involve what?

Answer 1

A loss of contact with reality

Question 2

What are the negative symptoms of schizophrenia?

Answer 2

Losing emotional responses, Inability to feel remorse, Lack of motivation and a disorganised aspect

Question 3

The DSM-IV classification of schizophrenia must consist of two or more of what symptoms?

Answer 3

Delusions, Hallucinations, Disorganised speech and disorganised behaviour and negative symptoms

Question 4

What else is included in the DSM-IV classification?

Answer 4

Social occupational dysfunction, at least a 6 month duration and no other explanation has been found

Question 5

What are some of the symptoms included in the ICD-10 classification of schizophrenia?

Answer 5

Thought echoes, delusions of control, hallucinatory voices, persistent delusions and hallucinations and incoherent or irrelevant speech

Question 6

What is a negative symptom in the ICD-10 classification?

Answer 6

Marked apathy