Phenomology Flashcards
conversion disorder
effect related to traumatic event-going blind after a car crash-belle indifference is when it doesn’t trouble the patient
what is depersonalisation
out of body experience but can still see what’s happening to you
how would you describe someone who is unable to think about abstract concepts?
concrete thinking
what is the difference between loosening of association and flight of ideas (knight’s move)?
flight of ideas makes sense, can see how they’re getting from one thought to another but loosening of association has a different frame of reference between each association
what would you call someone answering ‘chicken’ to ‘what’s your DOB’ and every question thereon?
perserveration
define obsession
unwanted repeated intrusive thought
what is a compulsion?
an action in response to an obsessive thought but can occur separately
define akathisia
intolerable restlessness-caused by antipsychotics
what is thought alienation?
belief that thoughts are no longer their own
what is thought block?
stopping speaking or thinking suddenly in the middle of a sentence without explanation
what kinds of passivity phenomena are there?
made acts, thoughts or feelings
what is the difference between catatonia and catalepsy?
tonia-abnormality of movement and behaviour from disturbed mental state
calepsy-trance or seizure with LOC or loss of sensation
what kind of perceptual disturbance may not be a sign of mental illness?
illusion-a misinterpretation of a real stimulus
what is a delusion?
fixed unshakeable belief that is out of keeping with the person’s cultural/religious background and you cannot convince them that it is irrational. over valued idea-can be dissuaded from or is in keeping with culture
define poverty of thought
global reduction in quantity of thought
what are the extrapyramidal symptoms?
akithisia, acute dystonia (sudden movements of eyes, neck, larynx), tardive dyskinesia (smacking of lips, chewing) and pseudoparkinsonianism
what is a capgras delusion?
someone has been replaced by an imposter
what is a delusional perception
a delusion that arises from a real stimulus
define hallucination
perception without a stimulus
