Psych Definitions Flashcards
Hallucination
Perception in the absence of a stimulus. Person believes to be real
Pseudo-hallucination
Sensory experience vivid enough to be a hallucination, but recognized by the subject not to be real
Illusion
False perception of a real stimulus.
3 types of illusion
Affect, completion, pareidolia
2nd person auditory hallucination
Subject hears voices talking directly to them (e.g. ‘you are going to die’
3rd person auditory hallucination
Subject hears voices talking/ commenting on their actions. e.g. ‘he’s walking into the house’
Pareidolia
Seeing shapes in inanimate objects (e.g. faces in clouds)
Completion
The mind completes partial images
Affect
Based on current affect. E.g. see a monster in the cupboard when scared
Delusion
Fixed, unshakable belief that is held despite evidence to the contrary and cannot be explained by cultural or religious background
Derealisation
To the subject the external world appears unreal. They are aware of this
Positive symptoms
SOMETHING ADDED TO WHAT MOST PEOPLE EXPERIENCE.A cluster of psychotic symptoms including hallucinations and delusions
Negative symptoms
THE LACK OF A NORMAL EXPERIENCE. A cluster of symptoms including poverty of speech, flat affect, poor motivation, poor attention and neglect
Loosening of associations
Loss of structured thinking. Subject seems muddled
Flight of ideas
Rapid flow of thought. Accelerated speech with abrupt changes from topic to topic. Often seen in mania
