Introduction to Psychosis Flashcards
1
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what are the 3 core symptoms of psychosis
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Losing touch with realtiy
‘hallucinations, delusions, dirosrder thinking’
2
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Describe the Organic and the Psychiatric causes of Psychosis
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3
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how are hallucinations in schizoprhenia commonly present (auditory)
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third person running commetry
4
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what is disordered thinking?
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5
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Describe the stress vulnerbaility model of pssychosis
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increase vulnerabolity- lower stress threshold to show pyshosis symptoms
usually a stressor
6
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what are the pross and cons of the psychaitric classification system? (ICD or DSM)
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