The diagnosis and classification of schizophrenia

Which of the following is a positive symptom of schizophrenia?

• Avolition
• Delusions
• Halitosis
• Speech poverty

Which of the following is a negative symptom of schizophrenia?

• Avoidance
• Delusions
• Hallucinations
• Speech poverty

Which of the following is a positive symptom of schizophrenia?

• Avolition
• Devolution
• Hallucinations
• Speech poverty

Which of the following is a negative symptom of schizophrenia?

• Avolition
• Delusions
• Hallucinations
• Speech patterns

A hallucination is a positive symptom characterised by __________ experiences of reality.

• disastrous
• different
• distorted
• dubious

A delusion is a positive symptom characterised by __________ that lead to bizarre behaviour.

• beasts with no basis in reality
• beliefs with no basis in reality
• beliefs with some basis in reality
• beliefs completely based in reality

Avolition is a negative symptom characterised by ____________.

• severe loss of motivation and low activity levels
• some loss of motivation and low activity levels
• severe loss of motivation and high activity levels
• severe loss of mood and low activity levels

Speech poverty is a negative symptom characterised by ___________.

• disappointing speech
• disorganised speech
• inspiring speech
• monotone speech

The classification and diagnosis of schizophrenia suffers from low reliability because _________.

• there is agreement between psychiatrists
• there is little agreement between psychiatrists
• there is collaboration between psychiatrists
• there is no collaboration between psychiatrist

The classification and diagnosis of schizophrenia suffers from low validity because _________.

• schizophrenia is more likely to be diagnosed using ICD than DSM
• schizophrenia is more likely to be diagnosed using DSM than ICD
• schizophrenia is less likely to be diagnosed using ICD than DSM
• schizophrenia will always be diagnosed using ICD than DSM