CH15 Psychotic Disorders Flashcards
Schizophrenia
Psychotic thinking and behavior for at least 6 months.
Areas of functioning (school, work, self-care, interpersonal relationships) are significantly impared.
Schizotypical Personality Disorder
Impairments of personality (self and interpersonal) functioning, but not as severe as schizophrenia.
Delusional Disorder
Delusional thinking for at least 1 month.
Brief Psychotic Disorder
Psychotic manifestations that last 1 day to 1 month.
Schizophreniform Disorder
Psychotic manifestations for 1-6 months.
Schizoaffective Disorder
A disorder that meets both the criteria for schizophrenia and depressive or bipolar disorder.
Substance-induced Psychotic Disorder
Psychosis that is caused by substance intoxication or withdrawal.
Psychotic manifestations are more severe than typically expected.
Positive Symptoms of Psychosis (4)
- Hallucinations
- Delusions
- Alterations in speech
- Bizare behavior
Negative Symptoms of Psychosis (5)
- Affect
- Alogia
- Anergia
- Anhedonia
- Avolition
Affect
Psychosis
Blunted or flat
Alogia
Psychosis
Low level of though or speech.
Ex: only mumbles or responds vaguely
Anergia
Psychosis
Lack of Energy
Anhedonia
Psychosis
Lack of pleasure or joy.
Avolition
Psychosis
Lack of motivation in activities and hygiene.
Cognitive Findings
Psychosis
- Disordered thinking
- Inability to make decisions
- Poor problem-solving
- Difficulty concentrating
- Short-term memory deficits
- Impaired abstract thinking
