Lesson 1.1: Psychosis Flashcards
Defense mechanisms
Denial of reality
Repression
Rationalization
Fantasy
Projection
Overcompensation
Denial of reality
Ignoring reality
Ex: smoker thinks science is wrong
Repression
Selected forgetting
Rationalization
Excuses/explanations
Fantasy
Escape reality of the world
Projection
Placing your unwanted traits on someone else
Psychotic behaviour
Severe mental illness marked with loss of reality
What are the three types of Alcoholic Psychosis?
Pathological Intoxication
Delirium Tremens
Acute Alcoholic hallucinosis
What is Pathological Intoxication?
When alcohol is consumed, an individual feels disoriented and homicidal
What causes Delirium Tremens?
Withdrawal of Alcohol
Prolonged alcoholic binges
Head injury
Infections
What causes Delirium Tremens?
Withdrawal of Alcohol
Prolonged alcoholic binges
Head injury
Infections
What are the signs and symptoms of Delirium Tremens?
Disorientation of time and place
May believe they are in a church or jail
“Devil on their back”
May not remember old friends
May think hospital staff are old friends
Vivid hallucinations
What are two signs of Acute fear?
Seeing small animals or bugs change forms in terrifying ways
Tremors
What can drugs and poisons cause?
Psychosis
Examples of drugs that cause Psychosis
Bromides
LSD
Cocaine laced with rat poison
