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9. Psychotic and Personality Disorders Flashcards

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What is the difference between positive and negative psychotic sx?

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Positive:

  • delusions
  • hallucinations (auditory, visual, olfactory)
  • disorganized thoughts and behavior
  • bizarre behavior

Negative (think subdued):

  • flat affect
  • alogia (not talking)
  • anhedonia (disinterest/no pleasure in things)
  • avolition (decreased motivated activity)
  • memory issues
  • difficulties concentrating
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Do positive or negative sx play a larger role in morbidity/suicidal thoughts in schizophrenia?

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Negative sx

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What are some sx of brief psychotic disorder and what’s the duration?

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hallucinations, delusions, disorganized speech

-need to be there for more than 1 day but LESS THAN 1 month

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What’s the difference between schizophreniform and schizophrenia?

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-they have the same criteria of symptoms (2+ psychotic symptoms)

BUT schizphreniform must present for more than 1 month, less than 6 months

Schizophrenia presents for 6 months or longer

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What’s the prevalence of schizophrenia? How does it compare with the prevalence of suicidal ideation in patients?

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low prevalence of the illness but people with the illness have very high suicidal ideation due to “command hallucinations”

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T/F schizophrenia has a strong genetic component

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TRUE

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T/F early onset psychotic disorders have worst prognoses than late onset

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TRUE

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Is schizophrenia more prevalent in males or females?

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males

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How is schizoaffective disorders different from other psychotic disorders?

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has psychotic sx + mood disorder component

-mood sx present for the majority of the patient’s lifetime and psychotix sx present for 2+ weeks

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How does delusional disorder differ from delusional symptoms in a psychotic patient?

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patient has delusions for 1+ months

-it’s different from psychotic disorders because patient’s functioning is NOT impaired–> their behavior is not bizarre or odd

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Culture: Amok

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  • unprovoked episode of homicidal/destructive behavior
  • occurs without warning
  • many episodes end with suicide
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Culture: Pibloqtok

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  • fatigue, depression, confusion after “seizure” of bizarre behavior (tearing off clothes, rolling in snow)
  • short episodes and followed by amnesia
  • phases: social withdrawal, excitement, convulsions/stupor, recovery
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Culture: Uqamairineq

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“Sleep paralysis”

  • paralysis w/anxiety, agitation, hallucinations
  • thought to be soul loss, wandering, posession
  • short episodes followed by remission
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Culture: Windigo

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cannibalistic obsessions and compulsions

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Culture: Bouffee delirante

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“delirious flash”

  • outburst of aggression and confusion
  • visual/auditory hallucination
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Culture: Lacura

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“madness”

  • chronic psychosis from stress
  • thought to be due to curses
17
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Culture: Zou huo ru mo

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Chinese

-dissociative/paranoid psychotic sx after episode of Chinese folk healing

18
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What are some characteristics of personality disorders?

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  1. pattern of abnormal behavior, cognition, impulse control, affectivity, and interpersonal functioning
  2. starts in early adolescence and is stable and enduring
  3. causes significant distress in quality of life
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What are acute exacerbations of personality disorders due to?

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  1. stress related

2. feeling out of control

20
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T/F Personality disorders make up 50% of hospitalized patients

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TRUE

21
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What are the 3 clusters of personality disorders and their main features:

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Cluster A: Odd and Eccentric
Cluster B: Dramatic, Emotional, Erratic
Cluster C: Anxious

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What is the difference between possessing some of these personality traits vs. personality disorder?

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people can have similar personality traits but it’s not a disorder unless it AFFECTS FAILY LIFE

23
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T/F Personality disorders are easy to diagnose and treat with medications

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FALSE, they are some of the most difficult disorders to diagnose and treat
-treatment is primary therapy based vs. drugs

24
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Characteristics of paranoid personality disorder

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-suspicious of others
-reluctant to confide in others
-bears grudges
CLUSTER A

25
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Characteristics of schzoid personality disorder

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-hard making interpersonal attachments and social relationships
-flat affect, little interest in sex with others
-chooses solitary activities- no desire for family/friends
CLUSTER A

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Characteristics of schizotypal personality disorder

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-interpersonal deficits and eccentricities
-odd speech
-inappropriate affect and emotional responses
-lacks confidants
CLUSTER A

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Characteristics of antisocial personality disorder

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-disregard for others and their safety
-no moral compass or remorse unless caught
-impulsive (brain abnormalities in ventral system/dopamine)
-don’t plan ahead
-don’t abide by social norms
-high comorbidity w/suicidality, SUD, MDD
CLUSTER B

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Characteristics of borderline personality disorder

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-do excessive things to avoid abandonment
-unstable perception of self, self image, goals
-black/white thinking about their friendships/relationships
-impulsivity w/ sex, drugs, spending, self mutilation
-high comorbidity w/MDD, anxiety, SUD
CLUSTER B

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Characteristics of histrionic personality disorder

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-attention seeking
-excessive emotions
-charming, manipulative, demanging
-seek medical services falsely
CLUSTER B

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Characteristics of narcissistic personality disorder

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-grandiosty
-need for admiration
-aggression, depression when needs aren’t met
CLUSTER B

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Characteristics of avoidant personality disorder

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-would love friends and socializing but avoid it because they’re too fearful of rejection
-feeling of inadequacy/inferiorities
-avoidance of said activities
CLUSTER C

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Characteristics of dependent personality disorder

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-need to be cared for
-clingy and fear of loneliness
-seen in domestic violence survivors- go back to abusers because they feel like they can’t survive alone
CLUSTER C

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Characteristics of obsessive compulsive personality disorder

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-preoccupation with perfection
-difficult to start/finish projects
-not as severely impairing/ADL as much as OCD
CLUSTER C

34
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What are delusions?

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False fixed beliefs with a degree of conviction despite evidence

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What are some types of delusions?

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Persecutory-harmed/harassed
Referential- gestures/cues that are provoking
Somatic- bodily concerns beyond reality
Religious- think they’re god, contact with god
Grandiose- think they’re exceptional., famous
Bizarre- loss of control, thought insertion, reading mind

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What are hallucinations?

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perception like experiences w/out external stimulus

vivid and clear

not under voluntary control

37
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What are some types of hallucinations?

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visual, auditory, olfactory

38
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What is disorganized speech?

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loose associations, incoherent speech, unusual speed or volume

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