Psych Flashcards
1
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Define psychopathology
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The systematic study of abnormal experience, cognition and behaviour
2
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What are concrete concepts
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Real objects or situations (pressure of speech)
3
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What are defined concepts
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Classes of concepts (delusions)
4
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What are concept systems
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Sets of related concepts (schizophrenia)
5
Q
Define illusions
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Misperceptions of real external stimuli
6
Q
Define hallucinations
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Perceptions occurring in the absence of an external stimulus
7
Q
What are the modalities of hallucinations
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Auditory Visual Olfactory Gustatory Tactile Somatic
8
Q
What is flight of ideas
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Someone speaks rapidly and from topic to topic
9
Q
What is delusional perception
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True perception to which the patient attributes a false meaning
10
Q
What is knights move thinking
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Loosening of association
11
Q
Name 3 causes of confabulation
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Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
