Symptoms And Features Of Schiz

Question 1

What are the 4 key symptoms of schizophrenia

Answer 1

Delusions
Hallucinations
Disorganised thinking/speech
Abnormal motor behaviour

Question 2

Define positive symptoms

Answer 2

Any addition/change in behaviour or thoughts

Question 3

Define negative symptoms

Answer 3

Where people appear to withdraw from the world around them

Question 4

Define delusions

Answer 4

Beliefs held by the individual that cannot be true

Question 5

What are the 3 types of delusions

Answer 5

Grandiose
Persecutory
Referential

Question 6

Define grandiose delusions

Answer 6

Individuals believe they have remarkable qualities

Question 7

Give an example of a grandiose delusions

Answer 7

Individuals believe they have superpowers

Question 8

Define persecutory delusions

Answer 8

When they believe people are out to get them or harm them

Question 9

Define referential delusions

Answer 9

The belief ones thoughts aren’t their own

Question 10

Define hallucinations

Answer 10

When the individual hears or sees something which actually isn’t there

Question 11

Define disorganised speech

Answer 11

Where speech is loosely connected because patients are unable to make connections between thoughts

Question 12

Define abnormal motor behaviour

Answer 12

Any movement thay impacts their ability to cope with normal life

Question 13

3 Examples of abnormal motor behaviour

Answer 13

Fidgeting
Rocking
Uncontrollable laughed

Question 14

List 3 cognitive features of schizophrenia

Answer 14

Decline in concentration
Speed of information processing
Language processing problems