3- Psychotic Disorders Flashcards
What is a loss of contact w/ reality evidenced by delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thoughts/speech/behavior?
Psychosis
What are false beliefs, despite disproving evidence?
Delusions
Types: paranoids or persecutory, grandiose, reference, somatic
What are sensory perceptions in the absence of a stimulus?
Hallucinations
What is the most common type of hallucination?
Auditory
Also: visual, tactile, olfactory, gustatory
What NT pathway is implicated in psychosis?
Dopamine
Substances that mimic dopamine (cocaine, L-dopa, meth) will cause sx of what?
Schizophrenia
Substances that mimic glutamate at the NMDA (Ketamine/PCP) receptor will cause sx of what?
Schizophrenia
Substances that mimic serotonin (LSD, Mescaline, Ecstasy) will cause sx of what?
Schizophrenia
The following are examples of what?
- Derailment, tangentiality
- Incoherence, word salad
- Neologism
- Echolalia
- Blocking, paucity
Disorganized speech
Pts w/behavior that is not goal directed, are unable to complete simple tasks, and/or have immobility or waxy flexibility are exhibiting what type of behavior?
Disorganized or catatonic behavior
What sx of psychosis result in decrease or absence of function?
Negative sx
Apathy, anhedonia, asociality, and alogia (lack of speech) are an example of what sx?
Negative sx
What medications will be more effective against negative sx?
Atypical antipsychotics
Pts w/ plausible but false delusions have what form of delusional disorder?
EX: followed by police. NOT alien abductions, chips in brain
Non-bizarre
What is the DSM5 criteria for delusional d/o? (5)
- Non-bizzarre delusions for 1+ month
- Criterion A for schizophrenia has NEVER been met
- Mood episodes are brief relative to delusions
- Functioning NOT markedly impaired, behavior not obviously odd or bizarre
- Not due to substance or GMA
What delusional d/o subtype is characterized by another person (usually of higher status/celebrity) being in love with the pt?
Erotomanic
What delusional d/o subtype is characterized by inflated power, worth, knowledge or special relationship to deity or famous person?
Grandiose
What delusional d/o subtype is characterized by claims that spouse/ SO being unfaithful?
Jealous