block 6 lecture 3 Flashcards
over view of mental state examination?
appearance speech mood thought content abnormal beliefs cognitive state insight
what is echopraxia?
automatic imitation of another movement
what is a tic?
repeated irregular movement
what are poor eye contact and hunched shoulders an indication of?
depression
what is mania?
elevated mood
what is depressive retardation?
slow movements
what is it when someone is immobile but fully conscious?
stupor
obsessive slowness?
compulsive rituals
psychomotor agitation?
unproductive overactvity, restlessness
what are compulsions?
repetative stereotyped seemingly purposeful behaviour
what should you look for with speech?
rate, quantity
what happens to speech in mania?
increased pace
what is rate reduced by?
depression
when is quantity increased?
mania and anxiety
when is quantity reduced?
depression, schizophrenia and dementia
what is poverty of speech?
restricted speech
what is mutism?
complete loss of speech
what is dysarthria?
difficulty articulating speech
what is flight of speech?
accelerated thoughts and abrupt changes in topic
what is neogolism?
a new world/ everyday word used in a special way
echoalia?
automatic imitation of speech
thought blocking?
interruption in the train of thought = blank
knights move?
disruption of continuous speech?
psychosis?
abnormal condition of the mind with a loss of contact with reality
what is a subjective assessment?
described by the patient
what is dysphoric mood?
unpleasant mood
anhedonia?
loss of interest in regular pleasurable activities
what is euphoria?
exaggerated feeling of well being
what are panic attacks?``
acute intense episodic attacks
what is an inappropriate affect?
talking cheerfully about a sad thing
what is a flat affect?
no emotion
what is hyperchondriasis?
fear of having a serious illness
what is a phobia?
persistant irrational fear
what is dellusion?
false personal belief based on inference
what are some types of delusion?
persecutory delusion/ reference/ granduer/ doubles/ somatic
what is a reference delusion?
behavior of other refers to them e.g. on the TV/radio
what is a doubles delusion?
thinking someone has been replaced
what is a nihilistic delusion?
think things of the body are missing
what is erotomania?
clerambaults syndrome thinking someone is in love with them
what are primary delusions?
fully formed without any connection with previous events
what are secondary delusions?
when people try and make sense of what is happeneing
what is the passivity phenomina?
the belief of an external agency controlling ones self
what is thought insertion?
people think thoughts are being put into their brains
thought withdrawl?
people think thoughts are being removed
thought broadcasting?
thinking people can know and hear your thoughts
what is a illusion?
false false perception of real external stimulus
hallucination?
false sensory perception
Pareidolia
vivid imagery occurs without conscious effort
what are some disorders of self awareness?
depersonalisation and derealisation
what is insight?
do you think you are ill
