3.2.1 issues in investigating schizophrenia Flashcards
what are the 5 issues of investigating schizophrenia?
diagnostic criteria lack of insight stigma depression does schizophrenia exist
to be diagnosed with schizophrenia what has to be assessed?
a persons behaviour in relation to the diagnostic criteria found in the DSM-V or the ICD-10
why is diagnostic criteria a potential issue with patients with older diagnosis’?
they may not match the criteria found in the manuals today
why is reliability an issue in relation to diagnostic criteria?
the criteria in the two manuals are not identical, so a person may be classified as having schizophrenia by one, but not the other
unlike other mental illnesses, what do people with schizophrenia have difficulty doing?
accepting their diagnosis
why do people with schizophrenia have difficulty accepting their diagnosis?
they believe their delusions and hallucinations are real
or because they cant express their beliefs fully
why is lack of insight an issue when it comes to researching schizophrenia using self report methods?
hard to use self report methods to get a sense of what it is like to live with schizophrenia
why is lack of insight an issue when it comes to tracking symptoms?
people don’t accept their symptoms, its hard to identify when symptoms develop (onset)
what is there still a great amount of surrounding schizophrenia?
misunderstanding - stigma
why is stigma an issue in finding people to volunteer for schizophrenia research?
people are reluctant to come forward to do the research
sample is small and less representative
why is stigma in issue in investigating schizophrenia?
people are reluctant to seek help
many negative symptoms of schizophrenia can be confused with the symptoms of which other disorder?
depression
what is co-morbidity?
many individuals with schizophrenia go on to develop depression
why is depression a potential issue in investigating schizophrenia?
difficulty in distinguishing whether the symptoms are of depression or schizophrenia
some researchers believe because there are such big differences in symptoms of schizophrenia, we shouldn’t do what?
diagnose them as having the same disorder
