Perception Flashcards
Illusions
False perception of a real percieved stimulus
Complete illusions
Depend on inattention, such as misreading words or missing misprints
Affect illusions
Arise in context of a mood state
Pareidolia
vivid illusions occur without the patient making any effort
Hallucinations
Perception without a stimulus
Alcoholic hallucinations
Hallucinatory syndrome cause by alcohol abstinence, usually auditory
Elementary hallucinations
Perceptions of sounds
Imperative/comand hallucinations
Voice hallucinations telling them what to do
Running commentary
Running commentary on their actions in 3rd person speak
Gedankenlautwerden
Hears ones thoughts spoken at the same time as they are occuring
Echo de la pensee
Hearing thoughts spoken after they have occurred
Scenic hallucinations
Whole scenes are hallucinated occurring in epilepsy
Formication
Tactile hallucination of small animals crawling over the body and under the skin
Hypnagogic hallucination
Hallucinations occurring during drowsiness, are discontinuous, in which the subject does not participate in unlike dream
Hypnopompnic hallucination
Hallucinatory experiences that persist from sleep when eyes are open