Understanding Schizophrenia Symptoms

What are positive symptoms of schizophrenia?

• Hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking, agitated behavior.

• Mood swings

• Lack of motivation

• Social withdrawal

Nora is studying the effects of schizophrenia and wants to understand the negative symptoms associated with the condition.

• Increased motivation and energy

• Enhanced social interactions

• Heightened emotional expression

• Lack of motivation, reduced emotional expression, social withdrawal, and anhedonia

What cognitive symptoms might a person with schizophrenia experience?

• Heightened emotional awareness and empathy.

• Difficulties with attention, memory, and executive functions.

• Enhanced creativity and problem-solving skills.

• Increased social interaction and communication abilities.

Explain the affective symptoms that can occur in schizophrenia.

• Heightened emotional responses

• Increased energy levels and motivation

• Intense feelings of joy and excitement

• Flat affect, inappropriate affect, and anhedonia.

How do positive symptoms differ from negative symptoms in schizophrenia?

• Positive symptoms are the absence of normal behaviors; negative symptoms are the presence of abnormal behaviors.

• Positive symptoms are the presence of abnormal behaviors; negative symptoms are the absence of normal behaviors.

• Positive symptoms are always more severe than negative symptoms.

• Negative symptoms are related to cognitive impairments, while positive symptoms are emotional disturbances.

What challenges do clinicians face when diagnosing schizophrenia?

• Clinicians rely solely on brain scans for diagnosis.

• Symptoms overlap with other disorders, and variability of presentation

• Schizophrenia is always easy to diagnose.

• All patients with schizophrenia exhibit the same symptoms.

Describe what the study by Patel (2014) suggested about early treatment.

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Why can the study by Freeman (2003) not aid in the diagnosis of schizophrenia?

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Describe what a persecutory ideation is, give an example.

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