L20 - Psychosis Flashcards
Psychosis
Presence of hallucinations or delusions
Hallucinations
Perception without a stimulus
- auditory
- visual
- touch
- taste
- smell
Visual hallucinations
Normally has an organic cause like space occupying lesion
Hypnogogic
- hallucination when going to sleep
Hypnopompic
Hallucinations when waking up
Delusions
Fixed false belief which is unshakeable and outside cultural norms
First rank symptoms of schizophrenia
Auditory hallucinations
Passitivity experiences - not in control of your body
Thought withdrawal, broadcast or insertion
Delusional perception
Somatic hallucinations
Auditory hallucinations
Thought echo - hearing thoughts aloud
Running commentary - voice commentating on one’s actions
Third person - voices conversing with each other about the patient
Passivity experiences
Patient believes that their action or feelings is caused by an external force
Thought withdrawal
Thoughts are being taken out of your mind
Thought broadcast
Everyone knows what the person is thinking
Thought insertion
Thoughts implanted by others
Delusional perception
Attributing new meaning to a normally perceived object normally involving one’s self
Somatic hallucinations
Mimics feelings from inside the body
Positive symptoms
Delusions
Hallucinations
Thoughts disorder
Lack of insight