Delusional Disorders

Question 1

Othello

Answer 1

Belief ofpartner cheating

Question 2

Folie á deux

Answer 2

Partner also believing in the delusion

Question 3

Fregoli syndrome

Answer 3

Someone else disguising himself as lots of other people

Question 4

Cotard syndrome

Answer 4

Belief of being dead/rotting

Question 5

Capgras

Answer 5

Belief of loved ones being replaced by imposters

Question 6

De clerambault’s syndrome

Answer 6

Aka erotomania

Belief of someone being madly in love with them

Question 7

How many defence mechanisms are there?

Answer 7

5
Are you not entertained Kav!
I hate you
You are making me dinner tonight for this

Question 8

Reaction formation

Answer 8

Unacceptable emotions replaced by opposite
Gay to anti-gay
Kav vs HIV

Question 9

Identification

Answer 9

Modelling behaviour of more powerful behaviour

Eg. child abuse victim becomes child abuser

Question 10

Sublimation

Answer 10

Poor personality traits drive respectable work

Eg. businessmen

Question 11

Dissociation

Answer 11

Modify behaviour/personality situationally

Eg. multiple personality disorder

Question 12

Splitting

Answer 12

Either all good or all bad

BPD

Question 13

Regression

Answer 13

Revert to immature behaviours

Question 14

Ekbom’s syndrome

Answer 14

delusion of infestation with insects

Question 15

Willis-Ekbom syndrome

Answer 15

restless leg syndrome

Question 16

Fixation

Answer 16

Keep doing the same thing

eg watches football