General

Question 1

Neurosis

Answer 1

• mild mental illness
• no loss of touch with reality
• insight is present
  SYMTOMPS
• anxiety
  -OCD
  -phobias
  -depression
  -panic
  -substance use
  EXAMPLE
  -GAD
  -OCD
  -panic disorder
  -major depression without psychosis

Question 2

psychosis

Answer 2

SIMILARITY OF PSYCHOSIS AND NEUROSIS ( mental disorder )

-major mental illness
-loss of touch with reality
-insight is absent
SYMPTOMS
-tve :
hallucination
delusion
disorganize speech
catatonic symptoms
5A ( -ve )
Asosial
Apathy
Avolition
Alogia
Affective blunting / flattening
EXAMPLE
-schizophrenia
-mood with psychotic
-delirium with psychotic
-dementia with psychotic
-psychosis due to substance use
-psychosis due to general condition

Question 3

Delirium VS Dementia

Answer 3

DELIRIUM
- Acute onset ( hrs - days )
-fluctuating cause ( waxing & waning )
- sundown- disturb at night
-clouded consciousness
MEDICAL CONDITION :
-thyroid storm
- alcohol withdrawal delirium
- diabetic
SYMPTOMS :
-acute onset with fluctuation
-altered level of consciousness
-attention & concentration impaired
-amnesia to a period of delirium
-awake sleep cycle reversed
autonomic symptoms
-anxiety
-agitation
-altered perception

DEMENTIA
-Gradual & prolong onset ( months- years )
-progressive worse
-clear consciousness
- responsive
MEDICAL CONDITION :
-alzhiemer
-vascular dementia
-dementia due to head injury
SYMPTOMS :
-amnesia
-apraxia
-aphasia
-advance brain funtion
-agnosia

Question 4

Drug abuse VS drug dependence

Answer 4

DRUG ABUSE
-Prolong drug use & loss of function
[ relationship problem , occupation , financial , criminal activity , vagrancy]

DRUG DEPENDENCE
- Prolong use & loss of function & loss of control
[ craving , pre occupation , drug seeking behavior , priority in life , tolerance , withdrawal symptoms ]
- more severe