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Clinical Characteristic of Schizophrenia

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  1. 1Schizophrenia (Sz) is a condition that severely disrupts the individuals psychological functioning and is characterised by
    1. APositive symptoms (i.e. Hallucinations) only
    2. BNegative symptoms (i.e. Avolition) only
    3. CPositive and Negative symptoms
  2. 2True or False: Positive symptoms are symptoms that are present in schizophrenics but not in neurotypicals
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  3. 3True or False: Negative symptoms are behaviour that are found in both schizophrenic and non-schizophrenic individuals
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  4. 4Hallucinations are unreal perceptions of the surrounding environment. Select two other statements about hallucinations that are true.
    1. AThey are influenced and sometimes centred around the individuals beliefs, for example a religious person may have religious centric hallucinations.
    2. BThey are based on their environment.
    3. CThey can be auditory and visual disturbances.
    4. DThey are only visual disturbances.
    5. EThey are only auditory disturbances.
  5. 5Delusions are [blank_start]bizzar beliefs[blank_end] that seem real and logical to the schizophrenic. These often centre around [blank_start]paranoia[blank_end], for example they may believe that someone (often an organisation) is trying to kill them. Or they have an inflated sense of [blank_start]importance[blank_end] and [blank_start]power[blank_end], for example believing comments on the television are aimed specifically at them. Like the hallucinations delusions will fit in with the [blank_start]individuals beliefs[blank_end], for example if they believe in government conspiracies their delusions may be that the government is trying to kill them.
    1. Abizzar beliefs
    2. Bfaulty thoughts
    3. Cparanoia
    4. Ddreams
    5. Efear
    6. Fimportance
    7. Gself
    8. Hpower
    9. Iego
    10. Jconfidence
    11. Kindividuals beliefs
    12. Lworld around them
  6. 6Disordered thinking is another [blank_start]positive[blank_end] symptom of Sz, the individual feels as though though have been [blank_start]removed and inserted[blank_end] into their mind. This often characterises itself in [blank_start]disordered speech[blank_end], of example they may suddenly change topics or their speech may be [blank_start]incoherent[blank_end].
    1. Apositive
    2. Bremoved and inserted
    3. Cdisordered speech
    4. Dincoherent
  7. 7Examples of negative symptoms of Sz are..
    1. AAvolition
    2. BHallucinations
    3. CDelusions
    4. DFlattening
    5. EEnlarged brain ventricles
  8. 8Avolition is the inability to [blank_start]pursue or persist[blank_end] in any [blank_start]goal orientated behaviour[blank_end], sometimes mistaken for [blank_start]lack of interest[blank_end].

    Flattening is a [blank_start]reduction[blank_end] in [blank_start]range and intensity[blank_end] of [blank_start]emotions[blank_end], characterised through [blank_start]facial expressions[blank_end], body language, [blank_start]vocal tone[blank_end] etc.
    1. Apursue or persist
    2. Bgoal orientated behaviour
    3. Clack of interest
    4. Dreduction
    5. Erange and intensity
    6. Femotions
    7. Gfacial expressions
    8. Hvocal tone

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A quick quiz on the clinical characteristics of schizophrenia - A level Psychology
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