a group of disorders in which personality loses its unity
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What is the definition of a feature and a symptom?
feature is a fact about the disorder and a symptom is what characterises the disorder in regards to how the person thinks,feels/behaves
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What are some key features of schizophrenia?
1% of population suffers, age on onset for women is 25-30 years and men is 18-30 years. 25% recover completely, 15% die (suicide), 10% hospitalised and 35% improved and relatively independent
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what are positive and negative symptoms?
positive symptoms are additions to normal behaviour and negatives are where normal behaviour is lacking/missing
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Sum up hallucinations
sensations that are perceived as normal, except theres no stimulus to account for them. Voices are often harsh and critical of what the person does
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What are delusions and describe the different types?
delusions are fixed false beliefs that are not culturally acceptable. delusion of grandeur- they think they're in a prominent position of power. deletion of persecution- someone is out to kill them. delusion of reference- everything ref to them
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Name the main thought disorders
thought insertion- think someones inserted thoughts into their mind. thought broadcasting- everyone can hear their thought. thought withdrawal- someone is taking away their thoughts.
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what is disorganised thinking and speech?
inability to make connections between thoughts, results in incomprehensible language and ideas that are loosely connected
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what is catatonia? (abnormal motor behaviour)
various motor disturbances characterised by abnormality of movement and behaviour. ranged from fidgeting to childish messing about- decrease in individual responsiveness to environment
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name some negative symptoms of schizophrenia
lack of volition- lack of motivation. disturbances of effect- disturbances of emotion
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