Concept Map For Schizophrenia Case Study

1% |Men = 15 – 25 years
Women = 25 – 35 years | |
|Symptoms present for at least one month: |Descriptive validity refers to the ability of the diagnostic systems to describe |
| |syndromes accurately and differentiate between categories. |
|Criterion 1- At least one symptom: thought control, delusions of control, | |
|influence or passivity, hallucinatory voices, persistent delusions. | |
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|Avolition - lack of drive and motivation |Predictive validity refers to the ability of the system to predict the course of |
| |the disorder and the outcome of any treatment. |
|Affective flattening – displaying little emotional response | |
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|Alogia – Poverty of speech |
|speech, flat and/or inappropriate affect and bizarre behaviour. Hallucinations |
| |and delusions, but not as structured as in paranoid. |
|Note: Responds well to medication | |
|Two types of schizophrenia: |Characterised by delusions (particularly of persecution) and hallucinations – |
| |symptoms such as disorganised speech and flat affect are usually absent. |
|Type 1: Characterised by positive symptoms – Genetically inherited disorder | |
|associated with dopamine dysfunction. Acute onset. |