Characteristics of schizophrenia Flashcards
Cause of schizophrenia
No known single cause, likely to be a combination of factors
When the person with schizophrenia mimics the movements of others around them
Echopraxia
What is ‘word salad?’
a severe form of disorganised thinking and speaking
What is flatness of affect?
the individual appears to have no emotion
Which diagnostic manual includes subtypes of schizophrenia?
ICD
What is it called when an individual has more than one mental illness at the same time?
Comorbidity
What is an early symptom called that indicates the onset of disease or illness?
Prodrome/ Prodromal symptom
What is the experience of hearing voices known as?
Auditory hallucination
What is anhedonia?
lack of pleasure
What is avolition?
being indifferent to what is going on in their surroundings
What is alogia?
poverty of speech
What is catatonic behaviour?
fast, repetitive, useless movement ot little/no movement at all
What is a grandiose delusion?
An unfounded or inaccurate belief that one has special powers, wealth etc
Definition of negative symptoms of schizophrenia
Those symptoms the general public have but schizophrenics do not
Definition of positive symptoms of schizophrenia
Those symptoms schizophrenics have but the general public do not
