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classifying schizophrenia
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define classification?
process by which
mental disorders
are
separated
into
types
/
sub
types according to
symptoms
that
cluster
together
define diagnosis?
process by which
clinicians
assess an
individual
patient & decide which
type
of
illness
they are
suffering
from according to
symptoms
what is schizophrenia?
serious
mental disorder
characterised by severe disruptions in
psychological
functioning & loss of contact with
reality
(
psychosis
)
occurs in
late adolscence
&
early adulthood
men diagnosed aged
15-24
women diagnosed aged
25-34
(
mask
symptoms)
more
prevalent
in
cities
&
working
class
to be diagnosed with schizophrenia?
2
or
more
symptoms
more
than
one
month
reduced
social functioning
ICD 11?
made by
world health organisation
used
internationally
for
classification
&
diagnosis
for both
physical
&
psychological
illnesses
DSM 5?
made by
american psychiatric association
used by
usa
new editions
made every
couple years
with
changes
of
classification
of
mental illnesses
never up
to
date
due to
peer review
&
new publishing research
co morbidity?
where
2 conditions
co exist in same
individual
at same
time
what are positive symptoms?
adding
something to your
behaviour
that does not usually exist
examples of positive symptoms?
hallucinations
delusions
what are hallucinations?
unusual experiences
linked to one/more
senses
auditory hallucinations?
person
hears
things that can either be person
talking
to them/about them
real sensations
to person
experiencing
them even though people around them
cannot
experience
sensations
some people describe voices as
friendly
&
pleasant
other voices as
rude
,
critical
,
abusive
&
annoying
voices may describe
activities
taking place, discuss hearers
thoughts
/
behaviour
& give
instructions
/talk
directly
to person
visual hallucinations?
person
sees
things that
arent actually
there
olfactory hallucinations?
smell
tactile hallucinations?
touch
what are delusions?
irrational beliefs
that person has about something & can take range of
different forms
will seem very
real
to person even though in
reality
it couldnt be
delusions of persecution?
person
believes
that something/someone is out to
hurt
them (
paranoia
)
delusions of grandeur?
person
believes
they are
powerful
/
important
what are negative symptoms?
involves
loss
of usual abilites &
experiences
examples of negative symptoms?
avolition
speech poverty
avolition?
person fails to
engange
in a
goal
directed activity
have no
motivation
to do anything -
maladaptive
behaviour
speech poverty/alogia?
person has
reduction
in amount/
quality
of speech