Schizophrenia Flashcards
(13 cards)
What does schizophrenia mean?
Refers to how individuals have been split from reality + from perceiving the world as it truely is
What do features of schizophrenia mean?
Facts about schizophrenia, not symptoms
What do symptoms of schizophrenia mean?
Behaviours, how someone who os schizophrenic will behave because of their schizophrenia
What are some features of schizophrenia?
- Around 0.5% of population have schizophrenia
- In UK around 1% of individuals have a schizophrenia diagnosis
- Roughly equally common in men + women but men diagnosed earlier (adolescence) than women in later 20s/30s
- Men tend to have longer duration + higher severity of disorder
What are positive symptoms?
Something that is additional, in excess, or a distortion of functioning
What are negative symptoms?
Something that reflects a withdrawal/decrease from functioning
To be diagnosed with schizophrenia, you need to have both positive + negative symptoms (feature)
What is thought insertion?
When an individual believes the thoughts they’re having arent their own
They believe an external source is pushing thoughts into their head, can be perceived as type of delusion
Positive symptom
What are hallucinations?
Experiencing something as if its part of the external world that isnt part of reality
Can have different types, e.g auditory and visual. Auditory is the most common + must be experienced when individual is awake for it to be considered a symptom
Positive symptom
What is social withdrawal?
Actively chosing not to participate in social activities. Person may choose to completely isolate themselves
Less interest in socialising or other peoples lives, negative symptom
What are delusions?
Belieiving in things that arent true. Even when oresented with evidence that shows the belief isnt true, they continue to hold the belief
Positive symptom
What are the 2 types of delusions?
Grandiose delusions = Believing themselves to be really important, hold powers, or are famous. May think theyve made a discovery only they know about
Persecutory delusions = Where individual believes that there’s people out to get them or harm them
What is disordered thinking?
Thinking that doesnt follow a clear pattern + doesnt make sense
Can be seen through individual’s speech - speech may not make sense or seem loosely connected because they cant make clear links between
May answer questions with answers that dont fit
Negative symptom
What is the flattened affect?
Lack of emotional expression displayed by individuals with schizophrenia
Characterised by flat, apathetic tone, + little emotion displayed in voice
Limited range of emotions, negative symptom
