SCHZ

Question 1

What is the approximate prevalence of schizophrenia in the British population?

Answer 1

1%

Question 2

Who is more likely to develop schizophrenia, men or women?

Answer 2

Men

Question 3

True or False: Schizophrenia is the same as multiple personality disorder.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

How is schizophrenia described?

Answer 4

A break from reality

Question 5

What are positive symptoms of schizophrenia?

Answer 5

Experiences in addition to normal experience

Question 6

What type of hallucinations involve seeing distorted objects?

Answer 6

Visual hallucinations

Question 7

What type of hallucinations involve hearing sounds?

Answer 7

Auditory hallucinations

Question 8

What are delusions in the context of schizophrenia?

Answer 8

Irrational beliefs about themselves, others, or the world

Question 9

What is a delusion of persecution?

Answer 9

Feeling people are out to get them

Question 10

What is an example of a delusion of control?

Answer 10

Thinking you are being controlled by something external

Question 11

What are negative symptoms of schizophrenia?

Answer 11

A lack of normal experiences or abilities

Question 12

What does avolition refer to?

Answer 12

Loss of normal motivation and energy

Question 13

What is speech poverty?

Answer 13

Loss of depth in communication

Question 14

What diagnostic guides do clinicians use for schizophrenia?

Answer 14

• DSM-5
• ICD

Question 15

What is required for a schizophrenia diagnosis in terms of symptoms?

Answer 15

Two or more specified symptoms present for at least one month, with at least one being a positive symptom

Question 16

What does reliability refer to in the context of schizophrenia diagnosis?

Answer 16

Consistency of results

Question 17

What is inter-rater reliability?

Answer 17

If two medical professionals reach the same diagnosis

Question 18

What is test-retest reliability?

Answer 18

the same doctor should give the same diagnosis over time

Question 19

What was Beck’s finding regarding inter-rater reliability?

Answer 19

54% concordance rate among multiple doctors

Question 20

What does validity refer to in the context of schizophrenia diagnosis?

Answer 20

Truthfulness; does the diagnosis accurately reflect schizophrenia?

Question 21

What is co-morbidity in relation to schizophrenia?

Answer 21

Schizophrenia is often diagnosed alongside other mental health conditions

Question 22

What percentage of schizophrenia cases are diagnosed with depression according to Buckley (2009)?

Answer 22

50%

Question 23

What is symptom overlap?

Answer 23

Different mental health conditions share symptoms with schizophrenia

Question 24

True or False: Bipolar disorder can involve hallucinations and delusions.

Answer 24

True

Question 25

What does gender bias in schizophrenia diagnosis imply?

Answer 25

Men and women are equally likely to develop it, but men develop symptoms earlier

Question 26

On average, how much later are women diagnosed with schizophrenia compared to men?

Answer 26

5 years later

Question 27

What is one reason for underdiagnosis of schizophrenia in women?

Answer 27

Women's experiences may be taken less seriously

Question 28

What cultural bias is observed in schizophrenia diagnosis in the UK?

Answer 28

People of Afro-Caribbean heritage are nine times more likely to be diagnosed

Question 29

What does Fernando suggest about applying Western definitions of mental illness?

Answer 29

Category failure occurs when non-Western cultural experiences are misinterpreted

Question 30

What did Loring and Powell's study reveal about diagnostic bias?

Answer 30

Women were less likely to be diagnosed; Black clients were more likely to be diagnosed