Classification & Diagnosis of SZ

What defines a negative symptom of Schizophrenia?

• A distortion in normal functioning

• Something really bad

• A loss of normal functioning

Which of these is a positive symptom of Schizophrenia?

• Avolition

• Hallucinations

• Speech Poverty

• Compulsions

Believing that "people are following you because you have nuclear reactor codes stored in your brain", would be what symptom of Schizophrenia?

• Delusions

• Avolition

• Hallucinations

• Disorganised Speech

Poor hygeine and a lack of effort in work/education would be a sign of what symptom of Schizophrenia?

• Auditory Hallucinations

• Speech Poverty

• Avolition

• Delusions

What are the two main classification and diagnostic systems of mental illness?

• TSB & HSBC

• DSB & IOU

• DSM & ICD

• CBA & IRL

These two systems have different definitions/description of what the symptoms of Schizophrenia are. What does this cause an issue with?

• Reliability of classification

• Reliability of Diagnosis

• Both!

One way of questioning the reliability of Schizophrenia diagnosis is to assess the inter-rater reliability of the diagnostic systems. What does this refer to?

• Whether psychologists independently come to the same conclusion when diagnosing someone using the same system

• Whether psychologists discuss their diagnosis with someone else to check they agree before making it

• Whether psychologists independently decide to use the same diagnostic system

Who found poor inter-rater reliability of the DSM and ICD?

• Cherry

• Croissant

• Cheniaux

• Chenqiu

What is being assessed when "questioning the validity of the classification of Schizophrenia?"

• Has Schizophrenia been consistently defined

• Is Schizophrenia being accurately diagnosed

• Has Schizophrenia been accurately defined

Co-morbidity can cause an issue with the validity of the classification Schizophrenia. What is co-morbidity?

• When two disorders are the opposite

• When two disorders are often diagnosed together

• When friends are diagnosed with the same disorder