Definitions

Question 1

Thought broadcast

Answer 1

the subject experiences his thoughts as actually being shared with others, often with large numbers of poeple. the subject often claim this sharing via telepathy, radio and tv

Question 2

anhedonia

Answer 2

loss of ability to experience pleasure

Question 3

delusion

Answer 3

A fixed held belief that is held with unshakable conviction despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary and cannot be explained by the subjects cultural or religious background

Question 4

ideas of reference

Answer 4

A delusional belief that innocuous events or coincidences are directly linked to have personal significance to the subject. common clinical examples are subjects believing that the tv or radio is talking to them

“referring to them”

Question 5

neologism

Answer 5

new words that have no real meaning

Question 6

lability

Answer 6

the subjects affect is rapidly changeable and there are marked fluctuations. the subject maybe cheerful and smiling and then shortly after crying. in its extreme form we may use the word emotionlal incontinence

“their emotions are a LIAbilty”

Question 7

2nd person auditory hallucinations

Answer 7

the subject hears voices which appear to talk to them directly- ‘youre going to die’

Question 8

Mood

Answer 8

A word used to describe sustained and pervasive emotion

Question 9

Flight of ideas

Answer 9

rapid flow of thought, manifested by accelerated speed with abrupt changes from topic to topic with some small link. loss of normal thought illogical and muddled in manic patients

Question 10

Alexythmia

Answer 10

inability to verbally express emotions

Question 11

Aphasia

Answer 11

no speech- inability to produce words orally

Question 12

perservation

Answer 12

the repetitionn of a particular response e.g. phrase despite the absence or cessation of the stimulus. in organic brain disorders often

“perserveing with same phrase”

Question 13

thought insertion

Answer 13

thoughts which are not his own intruding e.g. inserted by telepathy or aliens.

Question 14

derealisation

Answer 14

an alteration in the percepton or expereince of the external world. the subject may expereince everything as artificial e.g. stage set

Question 15

pressure of speech

Answer 15

subject talks too much and fast with a sense of urgency

Question 16

grandiose delusions

Answer 16

delusions of being a special status/ special powers

Question 17

hallucination

Answer 17

a perception which occurs in absece of stimulus. the perception is false but person eperiecnng it feels it as real and cant be distinguished from reality. in external space not minds eye.

Question 18

negative symptoms

Answer 18

cluster of symptoms in chronic schizophrenia- poverty of speech, flat affect, poor motivation and attention.

Question 19

thought echo

Answer 19

experiences thoughts as if they were spoken aloud

Question 20

dysthymia

Answer 20

chronic state of low mood usually with insidious onset and lasting at least 2 years

Question 21

psychomotor retardation

Answer 21

sitting abnormally still or walks abnormally sllowly or tskes a long time to initiate movement

Question 22

euthymia

Answer 22

happy contented mood

Question 23

concrete thinking

Answer 23

inability to understand abstract concepts- focused on here and now+ literal meanings

Question 24

psuedo hallucination

Answer 24

sensory experience vivid to be a hallucination but recognised by patient as not to be caused externally

Question 25

depersonalisation

Answer 25

perculiar change in awareness where the individual feels not real and detached- world lacks significance and dreamlike. they know its abnormal.

Question 26

delusions of control/ passivity

Answer 26

subject believes their thoughts/ actions are not their own and are controlled by an outside force

Question 27

delusional perception

Answer 27

patient recieves a normal perception which is then interpreted with delusional meaning and has immense personal meaning e.g traffic light change meaning world is ending