A chronic and disabling cognitive disorder where contact with reality is impaired and perceptions disrupted. It has a prevalence of 1% that increases with the degree of relatedness and is one of the most severe mental illnesses.
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Define chronic
Chronic means the illness is persisting/ lasting for a long period of time. Has acute episodes meaning periods where the disorder is at its worst.
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Define disabling
Where it impacts an individual's life in terms of interpersonal relationships and ability to function adquately.
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Define classification of mental disorder
The process of organising symptoms into categories based on the patterns experienced by sufferers.
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Define positive symptoms
Atypical symptoms experienced in addition to normal experience.
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Define delusions
Beliefs that do not have a basis in reality- the impression is maintained despite rational argument.
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Define hallucinations
Sensory experiences of stimuli (auditory, visual or olfactory) that do not have a basis in reality- the perception is not present.
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Define negative symptoms
Deficits in normal experience.
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Define avolition
The loss of motivation to participate in goal seeking activity.
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Define speech poverty
Alogia- lower frequnecy and quality of speech.
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Distinguish between general and specific symptoms
Clinical characteristics can be general or specific- General are broad symptoms experienced by sufferers whereas specific ones are precise symptoms experienced by the sufferer including positive and negative symptoms.
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Name the 4 general symptoms of schizophrenia.
Disintegration of the personality, split between thinking and emotions, split from reality and lacks insight.
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Outline the diagnosis of schizophrenia.
2 or more symptoms have to be present for more than 1 month or one of the severe positive symptoms have to be present.
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Name the two assessment systems used to classify and diagnose schizophrenia
ICD-10 (international) and DSM-V (American)
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Name the 6 evaluation points for schizophrenia.
Reliability, validity, gender bias, culture bias, symptom overlap and co-morbidity.
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Define co-morbidity.
The occurence of two or more illnesses together that are frequently diagnosed together.
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Define symptom overlap.
Where 2 or more conditions share the same symptoms.
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Define chronic
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Chronic means the illness is persisting/ lasting for a long period of time. Has acute episodes meaning periods where the disorder is at its worst.
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