CLASSIFICATION OF SCHIZOPHRENIA Flashcards
(25 cards)
what is schizophrenia
a severe mental disorder where contact with reality and insight are impared
what is classification
the process of organising symptoms into categories based on which symptoms frequently cluster together
What is DSM-5
diagnostic and satistical manual of mental disorders 5th addition
ICD-10
International classification of diseases 10th additition
what are positive symptoms
symptoms that add to normal behavioiur
people without the condition don’t have these things
what are the two main positive symptoms
hallucinations
delusions
what are delusions
irrational beliefs thta have no basis in reality
what are the two types of delusions
delusions of grandeur
delusions of persecution
what are delusions of grandeur `
the sufferer believes they are someone else like an important historical or political figure
what are delusions of persecution
the sufferer believs that they are a victim of a conspiracy
what are hallucinations
sensory experiences of stimuli that have no basis in reality or distorted perceptions of things around them
what are the two types of hallucinations`
auditory
visual
what are auditory hallucinations
hearing things that arent there
what are visual hallucinations
seeing things that are not there
what are negative symptoms
those which remove aspects of negative behaviour
those who do not have schizophrenia have not lost these behaviours
what are the two types of negative symptoms
avolition
speech poverty
what is avolition
loss of motivation to carry out tasks that have an endgoal leading to lowered activity levels
- suffered find it difficult to begin or keep up with goal directed tasks
what are the three signs of avolition
- poor hygiene and grooming
- lack of persistence in work and education
- lack of energy
what is speech poverty
reduced frequency and quality of speech
- sufferer may be delayed in responding verbally to questions
what are 4 differences between positive and negative symptoms?
- NS generally occur in acute short episodes with normal periods in between whereas NS occur in chronic longer lasting episodes
- PS respond better to drug treatments than NS which don’t respond very well
- PS are more common in women while NS are more common in males
- PS are more obvious to friends and family while NS are less obvious
what is diagnosis
the identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms
how does diagnosis work in terms of psychology and mental health
clinicians have to distinguish one disorder from another
- they do this by identifying clusters of symptoms that occur together and classifying this as one disorder
what are the two types of classification systems for schizophrenia
DSM-5
ICD-10
what sympoms does the ICD-10 use to diagnose schizophrenia?
- no positive symptoms required
- two or more negative symptoms required
recognises subtypes of schizophrenia:
- paranoid
- hebephrenic
- catatonic
