Schizophrenia

Question 1

What are the main 2 types of schizophrenia?

Answer 1

Characterised by positive and negative symptoms

Question 2

What are the positive symptoms of SZ?

Answer 2

Hallucinations and Delusions

Question 3

What are the negative symptoms of SZ?

Answer 3

Speech poverty (Alogia) and Avolition

Question 4

What is Alogia?

Answer 4

A decrease in speech fluency and productivity

Question 5

What is avolition?

Answer 5

A reduction of interests and desires and an inability to initiate and persist in goal-directed behaviour

Question 6

What are the two main classification systems?

Answer 6

DSM-5 and ICD-10

Question 7

What is the DSM-5 classification of SZ?

Answer 7

Two or more of the following for a significant portion of time during a 1 month period:

Delusions
Hallucinations
Disorganised Speech
Grossly disorganised or catatonic behaviour
Negative Symptoms

Question 8

What is co-morbidity?

Answer 8

The presence of one or more additional disorders as well as SZ (e.g. depression)

Question 9

Evaluation of co-morbidity?

Answer 9

Buckley (2009) found around 50% of patients with SZ also have depression or substance abuse

Jesse et al (1996) states that those sufferers of SZ with co-morbid conditions are excluded from research

Question 10

What is culture bias?

Answer 10

Beliefs on what is viewed as normal and acceptable in society

Question 11

Evaluation of culture bias?

Answer 11

Pinto and Jones (2008) reported that in Hatiti some people believe that voices are communications from ancestors