Basics/ other Flashcards

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If the voices talk to each other what kind of auditory hallucination are they?

A

3rd person

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What is concrete thinking!

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Inability to understand abratact ideas or concepts

Take things literally

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Someone hears a voice saying you must tap three times otherwise you will die what is this?

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Second person auditory hallucination

Potentially an obsession/preoccupation

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What is a change in awareness of self where the individual feels unreal?

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Depersonalisation

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If someone thought the surroundings seem colourless artificial and dead like they weren’t real
What is this?
Would they know that it is abnormal?

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Derealisation

Yes they know this is abnormal

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What are delusions of control?

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Thoughts/ actions are cause by another force or agency

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What are delusions of passivity?

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Same, thoughts or actions are caused by another force or agency

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What are negative symptoms associated with?

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Chronic schizophrenia

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What are the 4 levels of psychiatric disorder?

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Organic disorder
Functional psychosis
Non-psychotic
Personality disorder

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What are the two main types of organic psychological disorder?

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Acute - delerium
Chronic - dementia

( can also get psychotic symptoms secondary to organic cause)

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What is perseveration?

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Repeating words or phrases in response to the next question.

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A lesion where in the brain causes perseveration.

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Frontal love

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What is tardive dyskinesia?

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Involuntary repetitive movements that are slow often involving the face

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What drugs is tardive dyskinesia a side effect of?

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Long term use of high dose antipsychotics

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Is someone thought because the traffic light turned red they are now god what would they have?

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Delusional perception

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15
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What is sleep hygiene?

A

Practices that are necessary for a good nights sleep

16
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Give some examples of good sleep hygiene..

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Avoid daytime napping 
Avoid stimulants close to bedtime 
Exercise in the day time 
Avoid large meals close to bedtime 
Exposure to natural light 
Establish good bedtime routine 
Associate bed with sleep
17
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What is capgras delusion?

A

Delusion that a friend or relative has been replaced by an imposter

18
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What is akathesia?

A

Inner restlessness, need to be moving

19
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What drug is akathesia associated with?

A

Typical antipsychotics

20
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What can be done to treat akathesia?

A

Stop typical antipsychotic of reduce the dose

Add anticholinergics or beta blocker

21
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When a delusion isn’t quite unshakable what is it called?

A

Overvalued idea

22
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What is deficient in wernike korsakoff?

A

Thiamine

23
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Which type of memory is impaired in wernike korsakoff?

A

Ante grade - can’t make new memories

24
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What section can you use to stop someone leaving hospital?

A

5(2)

25
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How long can you keep someone under section 2?

A

28 days

26
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How long can you keep someone under section 3?

A

6 months

27
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What is chorea?

A

Abnormal involuntary movement disorder often involves hands and feet

28
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What is a pseudohallucination?

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Where the person has a hallucination but recognises that it is unreal

29
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What does MoCA stand for?

A

Montreal cognitive assessment scale

30
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What is the cut off for dementia in the MoCA?

A

26/30

31
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What does ACE III stand for?

A

Addenbrooks cognitive examination

32
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What is the cut off for ace III for dementia?

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