Clinical Characteristic of Schizophrenia

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Schizophrenia (Sz) is a condition that severely disrupts the individuals psychological functioning and is characterised by

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Positive symptoms (i.e. Hallucinations) only
Negative symptoms (i.e. Avolition) only
Positive and Negative symptoms

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True or False: Positive symptoms are symptoms that are present in schizophrenics but not in neurotypicals

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True
False

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True or False: Negative symptoms are behaviour that are found in both schizophrenic and non-schizophrenic individuals

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True
False

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Question 4 of 8

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Hallucinations are unreal perceptions of the surrounding environment. Select two other statements about hallucinations that are true.

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They are influenced and sometimes centred around the individuals beliefs, for example a religious person may have religious centric hallucinations.
They are based on their environment.
They can be auditory and visual disturbances.
They are only visual disturbances.
They are only auditory disturbances.

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Delusions are ( bizzar beliefs, faulty thoughts ) that seem real and logical to the schizophrenic. These often centre around ( paranoia, dreams, fear ), for example they may believe that someone (often an organisation) is trying to kill them. Or they have an inflated sense of ( importance, self ) and ( power, ego, confidence ), for example believing comments on the television are aimed specifically at them. Like the hallucinations delusions will fit in with the ( individuals beliefs, world around them ), for example if they believe in government conspiracies their delusions may be that the government is trying to kill them.

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Disordered thinking is another symptom of Sz, the individual feels as though though have been into their mind. This often characterises itself in , of example they may suddenly change topics or their speech may be .

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Question 7 of 8

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Examples of negative symptoms of Sz are..

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Avolition
Hallucinations
Delusions
Flattening
Enlarged brain ventricles

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

Clinical Characteristic of Schizophrenia

Question 1 of 8

Schizophrenia (Sz) is a condition that severely disrupts the individuals psychological functioning and is characterised by

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 8

True or False: Positive symptoms are symptoms that are present in schizophrenics but not in neurotypicals

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 8

True or False: Negative symptoms are behaviour that are found in both schizophrenic and non-schizophrenic individuals

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 8

Hallucinations are unreal perceptions of the surrounding environment. Select two other statements about hallucinations that are true.

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 8

Select from the dropdown lists to complete the text.

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Question 6 of 8

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Disordered thinking is another symptom of Sz, the individual feels as though though have been into their mind. This often characterises itself in , of example they may suddenly change topics or their speech may be .

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Question 7 of 8

Examples of negative symptoms of Sz are..

Select one or more of the following:

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Question 8 of 8

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Avolition is the inability to in any , sometimes mistaken for .

Flattening is a in of , characterised through , body language, etc.

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

Clinical Characteristic of Schizophrenia

Question 1 of 8

Schizophrenia (Sz) is a condition that severely disrupts the individuals psychological functioning and is characterised by

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 8

True or False: Positive symptoms are symptoms that are present in schizophrenics but not in neurotypicals

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 8

True or False: Negative symptoms are behaviour that are found in both schizophrenic and non-schizophrenic individuals

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 8

Hallucinations are unreal perceptions of the surrounding environment. Select two other statements about hallucinations that are true.

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 8

Select from the dropdown lists to complete the text.

Explanation

Question 6 of 8

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Disordered thinking is another symptom of Sz, the individual feels as though though have been into their mind. This often characterises itself in , of example they may suddenly change topics or their speech may be .

Explanation

Question 7 of 8

Examples of negative symptoms of Sz are..

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 8

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Avolition is the inability to in any , sometimes mistaken for . Flattening is a in of , characterised through , body language, etc.

Explanation

Avolition is the inability to in any , sometimes mistaken for .

Flattening is a in of , characterised through , body language, etc.