Flashcards in Schizophrenia Deck (7)
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Positive symptoms
hallucinations and delusions
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Negative symptoms
speech poverty and avolition
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Reliability and validity
They hinder the classification of schizophrenia, including reference to co-morbidity, culture and gender bias and symptom overlap
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it ...
- is a psychotic disorder characterised by major disturbances of thoughts, emotion and behaviour
- affects 1% of the population over 18
-is not a dual personality
- develops in early adult life, normally 5-10 years after men for women
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Episodic illness
periods of psychotic disturbances interspersed with normal periods of functioning
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sufferers...
have low mood, anxiety, difficulty concentrating and problems in relationships before and after active phase
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