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What is psychosis? |
Set of symptoms seen in patient with schizophrenia. Loss of touch with reality |
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What are the 3 main symptoms seen in psychosis? |
- thought disorder - delusions - hallucinations |
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What are delusions? |
Fixed false beliefs that doesn’t respond to logic |
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What are hallucinations? |
Fixed false sensory perceptions without any external stimuli |
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What are hallucinations? |
Fixed false sensory perceptions without any external stimuli |
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What are delusions of reference? |
Delusion that certain events aren’t random but specifically aimed at them |
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What are hallucinations? |
Fixed false sensory perceptions without any external stimuli |
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What are delusions of reference? |
Delusion that certain events aren’t random but specifically aimed at them |
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What would be an example of a delusion of reference? |
Person believes that a segment on the news about drug users is specifically about them |
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What are hallucinations? |
Fixed false sensory perceptions without any external stimuli |
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What are delusions of reference? |
Delusion that certain events aren’t random but specifically aimed at them |
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What would be an example of a delusion of reference? |
Person believes that a segment on the news about drug users is specifically about them |
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What are delusions of grandeur/grandiose? |
Delusion where person believes they are more significant or have more power than others |
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What are hallucinations? |
Fixed false sensory perceptions without any external stimuli |
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What are delusions of reference? |
Delusion that certain events aren’t random but specifically aimed at them |
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What would be an example of a delusion of reference? |
Person believes that a segment on the news about drug users is specifically about them |
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What are delusions of grandeur/grandiose? |
Delusion where person believes they are more significant or have more power than others |
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What would be an example of delusions of grandeur? |
Patient believes that they are the king |
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What are hallucinations? |
Fixed false sensory perceptions without any external stimuli |
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What are delusions of reference? |
Delusion that certain events aren’t random but specifically aimed at them |
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What would be an example of a delusion of reference? |
Person believes that a segment on the news about drug users is specifically about them |
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What are delusions of grandeur/grandiose? |
Delusion where person believes they are more significant or have more power than others |
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What would be an example of delusions of grandeur? |
Patient believes that they are the king |
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What are delusions of paranoia? |
Belief that they are in danger or someone is intentionally out to get them |
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What are hallucinations? |
Fixed false sensory perceptions without any external stimuli |
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What are delusions of reference? |
Delusion that certain events aren’t random but specifically aimed at them |
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What would be an example of a delusion of reference? |
Person believes that a segment on the news about drug users is specifically about them |
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What are delusions of grandeur/grandiose? |
Delusion where person believes they are more significant or have more power than others |
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What would be an example of delusions of grandeur? |
Patient believes that they are the king |
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What are delusions of paranoia? |
Belief that they are in danger or someone is intentionally out to get them |
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What would be an example of delusions of paranoia? |
Delusional belief that the world is going to end |
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What are hallucinations? |
Fixed false sensory perceptions without any external stimuli |
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What are delusions of reference? |
Delusion that certain events aren’t random but specifically aimed at them |
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What would be an example of a delusion of reference? |
Person believes that a segment on the news about drug users is specifically about them |
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What are delusions of grandeur/grandiose? |
Delusion where person believes they are more significant or have more power than others |
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What would be an example of delusions of grandeur? |
Patient believes that they are the king |
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What are delusions of paranoia? |
Belief that they are in danger |
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What would be an example of delusions of paranoia? |
Delusional belief that the world is going to end |
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What are delusions of persecution? |
Belief that they are being personally and intentionally persecuted or that someone is out to get them |
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What would be an example of delusions of persecution? |
Belief that their food is being poisoned |
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What are delusions of nihilism? |
Belief that they are missing a body part or that they have passed away |
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What are delusions of nihilism? |
Belief that they are missing a body part or that they have passed away |
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What are delusions of control? |
Belief that they are being controlled by some external force |
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What are delusions of nihilism? |
Belief that they are missing a body part or that they have passed away |
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What are delusions of control? |
Belief that they are being controlled by some external force |
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What is an overvalued idea? |
Preoccupation with an idea/belief that can come to dominate/ruin a persons life e.g. body image distortion in anorexia nervosa |
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What is an illusion? |
Incorrect perception of a REAL stimulus |
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What is an illusion? |
Incorrect perception of a REAL stimulus |
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What is the most common type of hallucination? |
Auditory (hearing things) |
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What are the different types of hallucinations that can be experienced? |
- auditory - visual - gustatory/taste - olfactory/smell - tactile/touch - somatic/sexual |
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What is the most dangerous type of auditory hallucinations experienced in a schizophrenic patient? |
Command hallucinations (voices that tell them to harm themselves or others) |
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What are thought disorders? |
Disorganised thoughts and speech |
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What are thought disorders? |
Disorganised thoughts and speech |
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What is poverty of speech? |
Person speaks with very few words or must be prompted a lot of the time |
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What are thought disorders? |
Disorganised thoughts and speech |
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What is poverty of speech? |
Person speaks with very few words or must be prompted a lot of the time |
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What are loosening of associations? |
Illogical jumping from one topic to another (cannot follow train of thought) |
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What is thought insertion? |
Thoughts are being “inserted” into their heads. Belief that thoughts are not their own |
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What is thought insertion? |
Thoughts are being “inserted” into their heads. Belief that thoughts are not their own |
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What is thought blocking? |
Sudden disruption in train of thought (will stop talking mid sentence) or when there are no thoughts at all |
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What is thought insertion? |
Thoughts are being “inserted” into their heads. Belief that thoughts are not their own |
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What is thought blocking? |
Sudden disruption in train of thought (will stop talking mid sentence) or when there are no thoughts at all |
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What is thought broadcasting? |
Belief that others can hear or know what they are thinking |
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What is flight of ideas? |
Jumping through train of thought but all linked together (can follow train of thought) |
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What is flight of ideas? |
Jumping through train of thought but all linked together (can follow train of thought) |
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What is clang association? |
Association of words based on sound rather than meaning (rhyming words) |
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What is word salad? |
Words randomly jumbled up like a salad, no meaning in what’s being said |
