Diagnosing Schizophrenia

Question 1

Afro-Caribbean men are

Answer 1

10 times more likely to be diagnosed with schizophrenia

Question 2

The difference between symptom overlap and co-morbidity is….

Answer 2

That one is where the identifiers of two different disorders are cloud the diagnosis process the other is when 2 disorders do exist along side one another.

Question 3

DSM 5 says

Answer 3

1 positive symptom must be present along with 2 other symptoms present for over a month.

Question 4

ICD requires

Answer 4

There to be far more symptoms, it’s a generally more elaborated version of the DSM

Question 5

There’s also a g_______ bias

Answer 5

Gender

Question 6

The possible g________ bias is because

Answer 6

. Gender
The studies that have informed the diagnosis criteria are based on samples of men. This might account for why men are disproportionately diagnosed over women.

Question 7

The DSM has a major advantage but it’s also a disadvantage.

Answer 7

Simplicity

Question 8

The windows of ______ might be too wide, when it comes to the _______. This doesn’t account for s______ symptoms and thus lacks face validity in effectively identifying people.

Answer 8

. Time
. DSM
. Staggered

Question 9

Ch_____ found when having ____ psychiatrists independently assess the same _______ clients. __ were diagnosed with the ______ and __ were diagnosed with the ______

Answer 9

. Cheniaux
. 2
. 100
. 68 with ICD
. 39 with DSM

Question 10

Che_______ shows…..

Answer 10

Chenaux shows that neither diagnosis criteria has much validity in application

Question 11

Rosenhan showed what?

Answer 11

He showed that the DSM lacked face validity.

Question 12

R_______ did what?

Answer 12

Rosenhan asked 8 sane “pseudo patients” to go to get help and mimic schizophrenia symptoms in an attempt to become institutionalised. Once they were they were instructed to cease all symptom showcases and record all the happenings of their time in the hospital. There were 12 hospitals in 5 States, in order to avoid suspicion. Some of the particpant were psychologists, there was 1 student, all particpants were known to and recuited by Rosenhan.

Question 13

The particpants in Rosenhan’s study were told to says they heard voices that were _______, _______ and ________

Answer 13

“Empty, hollow and thud”

Question 14

Rosenhan’s participants were all eventually discharged but 1 was still labelled …

Answer 14

Schizophrenic in remission

Question 15

A positive of the diagnosis of schizophrenia is that it’s been found to have good _______. This was reported by ________

Answer 15

. Reliability
. Osorio et al

Question 16

Osorio found that there was a inter-rater agreement of _____ and a test retest reliability of _____

Answer 16

Inter-rater - +97
Test retest - +92