1.1.1—Diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia

1.1.1 Diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia.

• diagnostic criteria (ICD-11) of schizophrenia, including symptoms (positive and negative). A case study of schizophrenia.
• types of delusions focusing on investigating delusions using virtual reality (exemplified by the following key study).
• Key study using virtual reality to investigate persecutory ideation: Freeman et al. (2003).
• Relevant issues and debates and methodology for this topic include: individual and situational explanations, idiographic versus nomothetic, case studies, generalisations.

This matters because —diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia determines what can be inferred or chosen; begin with the stated conditions and keep the conclusion tied to the evidence.

Example: apply —diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia to one small, clearly defined case, show the key step or comparison, and explain the result in words.

Boundary: —Diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia is not a universal recommendation. Check the syllabus scope, assumptions, units and the limits of the evidence before generalising.