Psychiatric Flashcards
Delusion
false fixed belief
no sensory component –> just what the patient thinks
Hallucination
sensory perception without any basis in reality
gustatory
olfactory
visual
auditory
tactile
Illusion
sensory misperception of reality
has a referent –> something the pt and HCP observes
Types of psychoses
psychosis = no insight, not based in reality
functional
dementia
delirium
Functional psychosis
schizophrenia
schizoaffective
major depression
mania (bipolar)
Psychosis of dementia
alzheimer’s
stroke
organic brain syndrome
Psychotic delirium
temporary, sudden, dramatic, secondary casue
UTI
thryoid issues
adrenal crisis
electrolytes
medications/drugs
Dementia tactic
redirection
unable to be reoriented d/t neurologic injury
Delirium tactic
safety
4 step process to reorientation
acknowledge feeling
present reality
set limits
enforce these limits
Flight of ideas
Neologism
Word Salad
Narrowed self-concept
Idea of reference
