Disturbance of perception Flashcards
Hypnagogic hallucination
False sensory perception occurring while falling asleep
Hypnopompic hallucination
False perception occurring while awakening
Liliputian hallucination
The content is consistent with either a depressed or manic mood
Hallucinosis
Often auditory, associated with chronic alcohol abuse and that occur within a clear sensorium
Synesthesia
Caused by another sensation (auditory hallucination triggering visual)
Trailing phenomenon
Perceptual abnormality associated with hallucinogenic drugs in which moving objects are seen as a series of discrete and discontinuous images
illusions
a misperception or real external stimuli
Visual agnosia
inability to recognize objects or persons
Apraxia
Inability to carry out specific tasks