1 - PSY - Psychopathology

Question 1

Define psychopathology

Answer 1

study of abnormal experiences cognition and behaviour

Question 2

Thought form vs content

Answer 2

form - structure or type of phenomenon

content - what the patient more concerned about

Question 3

how can form and content of thought be linked

Answer 3

mood congruency

Question 4

2 main classificatory systems used in psych

Answer 4

ICD -10 uk europe rest of world

DSM-5 american

Question 5

3 different delusion types

Answer 5

persecutory
delusion of reference - something happened which meant something special
grandiose delusions

Question 6

obsession definition

Answer 6

idea/impulse/image - recognised by pt as their own - experienced as repetitive/distressing/intrusive

Question 7

compulsion definition

Answer 7

behaviour that is unneccessary/pruposeless - pt feels urge to perform - drive originates in the patient

Question 8

4 types of hallucination

Answer 8

auditory
visual - more common in organic states
tactile - superficial, kinaesthetic, visceral
olfactory/gustatory

Question 9

Schizophrenic syndromes - what are the three groups?

Answer 9

positive
negative
motor/catatonic

Question 10

first rank symptoms of schiz - think - auditory hallucination - thought ownership - passivity - primary delusion

Answer 10

auditory - 3rd person, echo, running commentary
ownership - broadcast, insertion, withdrawal
passivity - somatic passivity, made affect impulse and voltion
primary - delusional perception