Phenomenology Flashcards
Illusion
Misinterpreting something that is seen (ie shadows as people)
Hallucination
Stimulated by absent stimulation in any modality
Hypnogogic hallucination
Hallucination while falling asleep (not pathological)
Hypnopompic hallucination
Hallucination when waking up (not pathological)
Reflex Hallucination
Stimulation in one modality causes hallucination in another
Pseudo Hallucination
Vivid mental images that patient recognises are not real and lack full quality
Over Valued Idea
Strong conviction held but can be talked out of
Delusion
Pathological belief held with absolute conviction in the face of contradictory evidence.
Secondary Delusions
Occur as a result of other psychiatric symptoms i hallucinations
Name other kinds of delusions
Grandiose Nihilistic (have died/are dying/rotting) Persecutory Self Referential Misidentification Guilt Hypochondriac Erotomania (someone is in love with you) Bizzarre (plainly impossible)
Delusional Perception
a stimuli triggers a delusion
Thought Alienation
Your thoughts are not your own
Name 4 kinds of thought alienations
Thought Insertion
Withdrawal
Broadcast
Block
What is circumstantiality?
Talking about everything before getting to the point
What is perseveration
Only one answer to multiple questions
Confabulation
Making things up that aren’t true then believing them
Loosening of Association
Flitting from sentence to sentence with no obvious link but feel like they’re communicating effectively
Somatic Passivity
Experience something that’s caused by something else
Clouding of consciousness
Decreased response to external stimuli
Catatonia
Extreme loss of motor skills or constant hyperactive activity ie rigid poses. Repeat meaningless phrases
Stupor
Extreme clouding of consciousness
Flight of Ideas
Continuous stream of ideas that all link together
Formal thought disoder
Disorganized thought so disorganised speech ie pverty of speech, tangientiality, illogicity, perseveration adn thought blocking
Pressure of speech
Hard to interrupt
