PSYC 2490 - UNIT 8 QUESTIONS
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\Q\.Perceptions about schizophrenia - ANSWERS✔-The most severe and disabling mental health
condition
- Is thought as existing on a spectrum with different severities and effects of the symptoms
\Q\.What does "vast heterogeneity of the disorder" mean - ANSWERS✔-Refers to the belief of
schizophrenia being better described as a group of schizophrenia's rather than 1 single disorder
\Q\.When's the typical onset for schizophrenia - ANSWERS✔-Ages of 20-34
\Q\.Schizophrenia affected with percentage of the population worldwide - ANSWERS✔-1%
\Q\.6 diagnostic criteria in DSM-5 for schizophrenia - ANSWERS✔-A) 2 or more of the following,
each present for a significant portion of time during a 1 month period
- delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, grossly disorganized or catatonic behaviour,
negative symptoms
B) significant portion of time since onset, level of disturbance in 1 or more major areas of
functioning is markedly below the level of achieved prior to onset
C) continuous signs of disturbance for at least 6 months
- 1 month of symptoms that meet criterion 1
, D) exclusion of concurrent schizoaffective of mood disorders during the active phase of
symptoms
E) disturbance cannot be caused by substance use or medical conditions
F) history of autism or communication disorder of childhood onset, additional diagnosis of
schizophrenia is made only if prominent delusions or hallucinations are present for at least 1
month
\Q\.Positive symptoms - ANSWERS✔-The addition of an experience that is in excess of normal
psychological functioning
- ex. hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking
- represents what most people think of when they hear the word "psychosis"
\Q\.Negative symptoms - ANSWERS✔-Represent a deficit in psychological functioning
- broadly classified as either "experiential" or "expressive"
\Q\.Experiential negative symptoms - ANSWERS✔-A decrease in ability to experience
enjoyment from situations and to motivate oneself to do things
\Q\.Expressive negative symptoms - ANSWERS✔-Impairments in the ability to interact with the
social world as a result of limited speech or difficulty with the nonverbal expression of others
\Q\.Psychosis - ANSWERS✔-Loss of touch with reality that is characterized by symptoms like
hallucinations and delusions
- due to the bizarre nature of this, schizophrenia has been associated with "madness" and
"insanity"
\Q\.5 A's of negative symptoms - ANSWERS✔-1) avolition/apathy
2) anhedonia
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ANSWERS
\Q\.Perceptions about schizophrenia - ANSWERS✔-The most severe and disabling mental health
condition
- Is thought as existing on a spectrum with different severities and effects of the symptoms
\Q\.What does "vast heterogeneity of the disorder" mean - ANSWERS✔-Refers to the belief of
schizophrenia being better described as a group of schizophrenia's rather than 1 single disorder
\Q\.When's the typical onset for schizophrenia - ANSWERS✔-Ages of 20-34
\Q\.Schizophrenia affected with percentage of the population worldwide - ANSWERS✔-1%
\Q\.6 diagnostic criteria in DSM-5 for schizophrenia - ANSWERS✔-A) 2 or more of the following,
each present for a significant portion of time during a 1 month period
- delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, grossly disorganized or catatonic behaviour,
negative symptoms
B) significant portion of time since onset, level of disturbance in 1 or more major areas of
functioning is markedly below the level of achieved prior to onset
C) continuous signs of disturbance for at least 6 months
- 1 month of symptoms that meet criterion 1
, D) exclusion of concurrent schizoaffective of mood disorders during the active phase of
symptoms
E) disturbance cannot be caused by substance use or medical conditions
F) history of autism or communication disorder of childhood onset, additional diagnosis of
schizophrenia is made only if prominent delusions or hallucinations are present for at least 1
month
\Q\.Positive symptoms - ANSWERS✔-The addition of an experience that is in excess of normal
psychological functioning
- ex. hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking
- represents what most people think of when they hear the word "psychosis"
\Q\.Negative symptoms - ANSWERS✔-Represent a deficit in psychological functioning
- broadly classified as either "experiential" or "expressive"
\Q\.Experiential negative symptoms - ANSWERS✔-A decrease in ability to experience
enjoyment from situations and to motivate oneself to do things
\Q\.Expressive negative symptoms - ANSWERS✔-Impairments in the ability to interact with the
social world as a result of limited speech or difficulty with the nonverbal expression of others
\Q\.Psychosis - ANSWERS✔-Loss of touch with reality that is characterized by symptoms like
hallucinations and delusions
- due to the bizarre nature of this, schizophrenia has been associated with "madness" and
"insanity"
\Q\.5 A's of negative symptoms - ANSWERS✔-1) avolition/apathy
2) anhedonia
