Psych Flashcards
Cluster A of PDs
odd or eccentric
- paranoid
- schizoid
- schizotypal
Cluster B of PDs
darmatic, emotional or erratic
- histrionic
- emotionally unstable
- antisocial
-narcissistic
Cluster C of PDs
anxious or fearful
- Obsessive-Compulsive
- Avoidant
- Dependent
two medications commonly causing psychosis
- steroids
- antimalarials
De Clerambault’s syndrome
aka erotomania
presence of a delusion that a famous is in love with them, with the absence of other psychotic symptoms
Exposure and response prevention
type of CBT used in OCD
Differentiating between Knight’s move and flight of ideas
Knight’s move thinking there are illogical leaps from one idea to another, flight of ideas there are discernible links between ideas
which class of drug should never be coprescribed w an SSRI
MAOI - e.g. rasigiline –> risk of serotonin syndrome
antipsychotic assoc w reducing seizure threshold
clozapine
chronic lithium toxicity often presents as
hypothyroidism
whats the benefit of aripiprazole as antipsychotic
best SE profile, especially interms of prolactin levels!
type 1 vs type 2 bipolar
type 1 = mania
type 2 = hypomania
things high in anorexia
Gs and Cs
G’s and C’s raised: growth hormone, glucose, salivary glands, cortisol, cholesterol, carotinaemia
Cotard’s syndrome
delusion that a part or all of them is actually dead
clozapine SE GI
constipation –> can lead to acc obstruction
