Schizophrenia 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologySchizophreniaA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: rebecca.chloeCreated on: 19-04-19 14:45 Schizophrenia Psychotic disorder involving breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion and behaviour. 1 of 11 Negative symptoms (type 2) Symptoms that take away from an individual's experience, ie disorganised speech. 2 of 11 Positive symptoms (type 1) Symptoms in addition to normal experiences, ie hallucinations. 3 of 11 Hallucinations Sensory experiences that have no basis in reality. 4 of 11 Delusions Beliefs that are maintained despite being contradictory to rational argument. 5 of 11 Grandiose delusion Belief that an individual has special powers or abilities. 6 of 11 Persecutory delusion Belief that other people are out to harm them in some way. 7 of 11 Referential delusion A belief that people/objects are sending messages to the individual personally. ie a radio broadcast is talking to them directly. 8 of 11 Disorganised thinking/speech Difficulty making sense/connections in speech leading to incomphrensible speech. 9 of 11 Abnormal Motor Behaviour Unusual movement. 10 of 11 Avolition Lack of motivation. 11 of 11
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