Ch 13-14 Psychosis - Memory and Cognition

Question 1

T/F
Psychosis is a common experience for those mental illness.

Answer 1

F - psychosis is not common

Question 2

T/F
Much of the research on mental health started with studying psychosis.

Answer 2

T

Question 3

It is reported that many individuals in this unfortunate setting have experienced psychoses.

Answer 3

unhoused

Question 4

Being in some way out of contact with reality.

Answer 4

Psychosis

Question 5

T/F
Psychosis is near the bottom of the safety hierarchy as it is not terribly common.

Answer 5

F - it is at the top

Question 6

The following are categories of what mental condition?
Hallucinations
Delusions
Disorganized speech
Disorganized behavior
Negative Symptoms

Answer 6

Psychosis

Question 7

T/F
Counselors should be cautious to diagnose psychosis because it is considered high-risk and comes with high stakes implications.

Answer 7

T

Question 8

_____ is a category of psychosis focused on thoughts where the individual believes something to be true that is not and they cannot be convinced otherwise.

Answer 8

Delusions

Question 9

____ are a category of psychosis affecting the senses where there is an absence of external simulations or the individual perceives sensory input.

Answer 9

Hallucinations

Question 10

In this category of psychosis, (positive/ negative) symptoms indicate the absence of something that most nonpsychotic people have.

Answer 10

Negative- ex: range of affect – blunted or flattened

Question 11

Disorganized ____ is a category of psychosis where a person’s mental associations are governed by puns, rhymes, or other rules unclear to an outside observer rather than logic.

Answer 11

Speech

Question 12

Disorganized _____ is a category of psychosis where a person’s actions do not appear directed toward a goal; actions may be described as arbitrary, bizarre, or chaotic.

Answer 12

Behaviors

Question 13

T/F
Any episode of psychosis warrants a diagnosis.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

Diagnosis of psychosis requires ___ of the 5 categories below:
1. Hallucinations
2. Delusions
3. Disorganized Speech
4. Disorganized behavior
5. Negative symptoms

Answer 14

1

Question 15

Diagnosis of schizophrenia requires ___ of the 5 categories below including at least 1, 2, or 3.
1. Hallucinations
2. Delusions
3. Disorganized Speech
4. Disorganized behavior
5. Negative symptoms

Answer 15

2

Question 16

This chronic brain disorder can be characterized by episodes in which the person is unable to distinguish between real and unreal experiences. Symptoms can include delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, trouble with thinking and lack of motivation.

Answer 16

Schizophrenia

Question 17

The most common subtype of schizophrenia is ______. patients do no t fit into the categories of disorganized, catatonic, or paranoid.

Answer 17

Undifferentiated

Question 18

T/F
Schizophrenia typically develops in childhood more than adolescence/ young adults.

Answer 18

F - typically diagnosed in young adult/ adolescent

Question 19

T/F
Subtypes of schizophrenia are a a key predicter of trajectory of the disorder because subtypes do not change over time.

Answer 19

F

Question 20

This disorder resembles schizophrenia and can be used as a provisional diagnosis due to its lower-stakes and earlier timeline of 1 -6 months.

Answer 20

Schizophreniform

Question 21

T/F
The prognosis for schizophreniform is dependent on how early treatment begins.

Answer 21

T

Question 22

T/F
It is fair to say that in a diagnosis of schizophreniform the number of characteristics of psychosis present predicts likeliness of recovery.

Answer 22

T - more symptoms = less likely to recover

Question 23

T/F
Many physical illnesses cause psychotic symptoms.

Answer 23

T

Question 24

Clues of this type of psychosis include sudden onset, onset at old age, existence of a prior medical condition, confusion, physical symptoms, fever, etc.

Answer 24

Organic Psychoses

Question 25

T/F
People with psychotic disorders have an increase likeliness of substance use, particularly nicotine, alcohol, cocaine, and marijuana.

Answer 25

T

Question 26

T/F
It is uncommon for individuals with psychotic disorders to have an additional diagnosis.

Answer 26

F

Question 27

This disorder is a blend of a mood disorder with a psychotic disorder (schizophrenia); substantial period of mood problems accompanied by psychosis.

Answer 27

Schizoaffective Disorder

Question 28

A key element of diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder is the ______ if mood symptoms and psychotic symptoms.

Answer 28

Timeline

Question 29

Individuals with this psychotic disorder experience only delusions, not hallucinations or other features of psychosis.

Answer 29

Delusional Disorder

Question 30

This disorder consists of the following types
1. Persecutory - patient is somehow being cheated, followed, slandered, drugged, etc.
2. Erotomanic
3. Grandiose
4. Jealous

Answer 30

Delusional Disorder

Question 31

This disorder is the most commonly diagnosed of the psychotic disorder.

Answer 31

Schizophrenia

Question 32

Key features of this personality disorder include behaviors or appearance that are eccentric to the point of noticeably out of social norms. Speech is typically circular, vague, or poetic. Suspicion or paranoia is often seen in regard to relationships. Affect is often constricted or incongruent.

Answer 32

Schizotypal Disorder

Question 33

This psychotic disorder is a phenomenon where the individual is not psychotic, but buy into the psychotic symptoms of another person.

Answer 33

Shared Psychotic Disorder

Question 34

Derealization/ Depersonalization is a type of dissociation where the individual has experiences of unreality detachment, or being an outside observer with respect to one’s thoughts, feelings, sensations, body, or actions.

Answer 34

Depersonalization

Question 35

Depersonalization/ Derealization is a type of dissociation where the individual has experiences of unreality or detachment with respect to surroundings and environment.

Answer 35

Derealization

Question 36

____ is a break in connection between mental processes that are normally found together temporary loss of memory that will recover within a period days or weeks.

Answer 36

Dissociation

Question 37

____ is a cognitive disorder characterized as forgetful or a loss of memory and exists within multiple cognitive disorders.

Answer 37

Amnesia

Question 38

T/F
Dissociation is considered normal behavior.

Answer 38

T

Question 39

This natural cognitive problem is related to normal aging, not a diagnosis.

Answer 39

Age-related Cognitive Decline (ARCD)

Question 40

T/F
It is recommended to seek a neurological exam if delirium or dementia.

Answer 40

T

Question 41

Features of Delirium/ Dementia include wandering attention, fluctuating awareness, visual hallucinations, and rapid mood change.

Answer 41

Delirium

Question 42

T/F
Using scales can be helpful for judging impairment over time.

Answer 42

T

Question 43

Delirium/ Dementia typically develops later in life and is a deterioration rather than relatively fixed, lifelong incapacity.

Answer 43

Dementia

Question 44

T/F
A good way to describe mild neurocognitive disorder is lesser than major neurocognitive disorder, but more severe than ASRD.

Answer 44

T

Question 45

T/F
It is important to observe a client multiple times to determine cognitive disorders.

Answer 45

T

Question 46

____ is defined as he processes we use to involve all of our perception and sensations in planning.

Answer 46

Cognition

Question 47

The following are known as the _____ domains.
1. Complex attention
2. Executive function
3. Learning and memory
4. Language
5. Perceptual-motor
6. Social cognition

Answer 47

Neurocognitive

Question 48

T/F
Disturbances in process of thinking is most often related to a cognitive disorder.

Answer 48

T