classification

• what are the three criteria for schizophrenia?

  A, two or more of a characteristic

  B, a major area of functioning eg work is significantly lower than before

  C, a continuous sign of disturbance for at least 6 months with 1 month of symptoms in A
• what is a positive symptom?

  symptoms which are 'added' to an individuals behaviour/ excess of normal functioning
• what is a negative symptom?

  an absence of an expected behavior/normal functioning
• what are the positive symptoms of schizophrenia?

  delusions

  hallucinations

  disorganised speech

  disorganised behaviour / catatonic behaviour
• what are the negative symptoms of schizophrenia?

  poverty of speech

  avolition

  affective flattening
• what are delusions?

  a misinterpretation of sensory information, resulting in a fixed belief that won't change in light of evidence
• what are 2 types of delusions?

  delusions of persecution- someone is trying to kill them

  delusions of grandeur- they are famous/talented
• what are hallucinations?

  a sensory experience in absence of any real stimulus
• what are 3 types of hallucinations?

  visual- seeing things

  auditory- hearing voices that aren't yours

  tactile- feeling something touching you
• what is disorganised speech?

  incoherent speech
• what are 2 examples of disorganised speech?

  word salads- jumbled and ungrammatical speech

  neologisms- inventing new words
• 2 examples of disorganised/catatonic behaviour?

  violating social norms- eg dressed inappropriately or gestures

  muscular rigidity- rocking or maintaining a position for an uncomfortable period of time
• what is poverty of speech?

  lack of additional unpromted conversation in speech

  hru?

  fine.
• what is avolition?

  a lack in motivation / self initiated tasks which are purposeful

  apathy

  lowered activity levels
• what is affective flattening?

  diminished emotional expression