General
What gender is more prone to schizophrenia?
It tends to happen earlier in men than women.
Name 2 biological factors that causes schizophrenia
- Genetic inheritance
- Brain development
- Excessive dopamine levels
What are the most common type of hallucinations people with schizophrenia experience?
Name 2 different challenges of socialisation
- Stigmatisation causes social exclusion
- Low employment rates
- Family tension and stress
- Difficulty in making decisions
- Unable to process social stimuli
- Difficult in engaging in social interactions
What is the most common age of onset schizophrenia?
During late adolescences and the 20s.
True or False, there is a conclusive lab test which can diagnose Schizophrenia
Why may people with schizophrenia act in an "inappropriate" social manner when conversing with others?
- Unable to process social stimuli
- Difficult in engaging in social interactions
Around how many people are affected by schizophrenia worldwide?
About 1 in 300 people/ 24 million people
What are the causes of schizophrenia?
It is still unknown - but a combination of physical, genetic, psychological and environmental factors can increase the risk.
What's the difference between delusions and hallucinations?
- Delusions are false beliefs even when there is contradicting evidence/ reality
- Hallucinations are sensory misperceptions (sensory experiences that appear real but are created by your mind)
What is one of the most pervasive myths about schizophrenia?
People who have it suffer from split of multiple personalities - however, it is untrue.
What does hallucination and delusion have in common?
False sense of reality
What are some examples of poor social integration?
- Hard to sustain interactions
- Abnormalities in emotional expression
- Rigid social hierarchy
- Impaired social perception
What percentage of HK people believe schizophrenia is a personality flaw?
a) 30%
b) 45%
c) 60%
d) 75%
d) 75%
Name 3 psychological triggers of schizophrenia
- Social isolation
- Being out of work
- Living in poverty
- Being homeless
- Losing someone close to you
- Being physically/ verbally abused or harassed
2. Drug abuse
3. Family: high expressed emotion
4. Poor school performance, bullying
5. Traumatic/ abusive experience
Name 3 current individual treatment options/ support available for people with schizophrenia in HK?
Treatment available (individual):
> Physical
- Drug treatment
- Shock therapy
- Psychosurgery
- Hospitalisation
> Psychological
- Trustful and loving relationships
- Psycho-education for patient and family
- Cognitive behaviour therapy
> Social vocational
- Independent living skills, social skills training
- Occupational rehabilitation
- Social support, halfway houses, sheltered work