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1
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define schizophrenia?

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schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder that affects thought processes and ability to determine reality

2
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what are certain clinical characteristics/symptoms associated with schizophrenia?

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clinicans refer to them as type 1 and type 2 symptoms

3
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what is type 1 symptoms?

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acute,positive symptoms, and responds well to drug therapy with better prospects of recovery

4
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what is type 2 symptoms?

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chronic, negative symptoms and more difficult to treat with drugs and poorer prospects of recovery

5
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research for type 1?

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schneider 1959-detailed first rank symptoms

6
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examples of type 1 symptoms?

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passivity experiences & thought disorders, auditory hallucinations,primary delusions

7
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what are primary delusions?

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bizarre beliefs or inflated beliefs about power/importance e.g individ thinking they’re jesus christ.

8
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types of hallucinations?

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hallucinations consist of auditory,visual,olfactory

9
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what do hallucinations occur with?

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occur with concurrent delusions could be hearing things seeing things/ smelling things, unreal perceptions of envirnment

10
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what are passivity experience and thought disorders?

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belief of external control such as god/aliens with thought disorders where there are feelings are thoughts inserted/withdraw/being broadcasted to others.

11
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what do all type 1 symptoms occur in?

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occur in excess of normal functions

12
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research for type 2 symptoms?

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slater&roth 1969

13
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what are type 2 symptoms?

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lack of violation, psycho motor behavior, disturbance of effect, thought process disorders

14
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what is lack of violation?

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lack of hygience and no mtoviation

15
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what is physco motor behaviour?

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stuesque poses

16
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what is disturbance of affect?

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laughing at bad news

17
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what is thought process disorders?

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create new phrases and words

18
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what are all type 2 symptoms?

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reflect dysfunction/lack of normal life

19
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diagnosis intro?- what is there no such thing as?

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normal schizo and there are several subtypes combined

20
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diagnosis intro?- what was made for several subtypes combined?

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ICD 10- 7 subtypes AND DSM -5 subtypes

21
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diagnosis intro?- what was then proposed?

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5 subtypes proposed subtypes to check to see if client matches disorder

22
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what is dsm 5? (4)

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  1. (apa) published with 5 revisions and published in 1952,
  2. it is global assessment functioning mental illness,
  3. works on disorders and health world wide,
  4. is more accurate and reliable than ICD.
23
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what is icd? (4)

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  1. medical classification list,
  2. coding diseases signs and symptoms.
  3. 10th edition of it.
  4. published by who and is cultural biased.
24
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why did dsm 5 list 5 subtypes?

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because of hugh variety of schizophrenic symptoms.

25
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how long do symptoms have to be apparent and how many?

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dsm 5 diagnosis says schizophrenia requires 2 or more of following symptoms being apparent for 1 month period ;

26
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what are the 5 subtypes?

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disorganised schiz
paranoid schiz
residual schiz
undifferentiated schiz
catatonic schiz
27
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what is disorganised schiz?

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weird behaviours- inchorent speech and thoughts- bizarre delusions and hallucinations

28
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what is paranoid schiz?

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organised and complexed delusions often auditory hallucinations

29
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what is residual schiz?

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gradual development of many minor probs e.g social withdrawal

30
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what is undifferentiated schiz?

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classification for those whose symptoms not classified under any of other subtypes (least useful)

31
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what is catatonic schiz?

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alternating between catatonic stupor or negativism and catatonic excitement- (violent behaviour)

32
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what else with the presence of symptoms for dsm?

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one of the symptoms must be
delusions, hallucinations or disorganised speech
with continuous disturbance persisting for 6 months which includes at least 1 month of symp