Phenomenology Flashcards
What is an illusion
misperceptions of real external stimuli
What are hallucinations
perceptions occurring in the absence of an external physical stimulus
What are hypnagogic hallucinations
Hallucinations that occur whilst falling asleep
What are reflex hallucinations
When you write, I can hear your pen pressing on my heart”
What is an extracampine hallucination
hallucination
is of an external object beyond the normal range of perception
of the sensory organs.
What is a pseudohallucination
perceptual experience which differs from a hallucination in that it appears to arise in the subjective inner space of the mind,
What is an overvalued idea
a false or exaggerated belief sustained beyond logic or reason but with less rigidity than a delusion, also often being less patently unbelievable.
What is a delusion
Delusion is a false, unshakeable idea or belief which is out of keeping with the patient’s educational, cultural and social background
What are some types of delusions
Persecutory – outside agency to cause harm
Grandiose – inflated importance / self-esteem
Self-referential – television, tie, etc
Nihilisitic (Cotards)– bowels rotted, already dead etc
Religious – more refers to the content of a delusion, all can contain religious reference
Hypochondriacal – illness, somatisation
Guilt – responsibility for harm
Capgras/misidentification
-close relative or spouse has been replaced by an identical-looking impostor.
Fregoli
-various people the believer meets are actually the same person in disguise.
Intermetamorphosis
-people in environment swap identities whilst maintaining same appearance
Subjective doubles
-doppleganger carrying out independent acts
Religous - content
what is a delusional perception
delusional belief resulting from a perception
What are some expression symptoms in psych
Concrete thinking
-lack of abstract thinking - organic brain disease and schiz
Loosening of association
- KNIGHTS MOVE
- lack of logical association between thoughts
Circumstantiality
perseveration
-repitition of word, theme or action beyond relevance or appropriateness
Confabulation
-giving a false account
What are some symptoms of passivity
Somatic passivity
-one is a passive recipient of bodily sensations from an external agency
Made act
Catatonia
Psychomotor retardation
What are some mood symptoms
Pressure of speech
Flight of ideas
Anhedonia
Apahty
What are some features of psych presentation
Incongruity of affect
Blunting
Conversion
Depersonalisation
Derealisation
Dissociation
What is a sterotypy
Uniform, repetitive, non goal direction action
