Psychology Flashcards
Positive vs. Negative symptoms: hallucinations, delusions, flight of ideas
Positive
Positive vs. Negative symptoms: anhedonia, lack of grooming, flat affect
Negative
Length of time associated with the diagnosis of brief psychotic disorder
symptoms for <1 month
Length of time associated with schizophreniform disorder
symptoms for < 6 months (but greater than 1 month)
Length of time associated with schizophrenia
symptoms for >6 months
Meets criteria for schizophrenia AND MDE or manic episode
schizoaffective disorder
Presence of at least 1 delusion, for 1 month of duration, and functioning is not impaired
Delusional Disorder
Primary indication for antipsychotic use
schizophrenia (also used in schizoaffective, manic episodes, Tourette’s syndrome)
First line medication for schizophrenia
the atypical antipsychotics (risperidone, olanzapine)
major ADR with clozapine
agranulocytosis (monitor with CBC)
type of antipsychotics that help with positive symptoms
typical antipsychotics - haloperidol, thioridazine
type of antipsychotics that help with negative symptoms
atypical antipsychotics - olanzapine, risperidone, quetiapine
excessive thought, feelings or behavior related to a symptom that the patient finds distressing. Symptoms present for more than 6 months, and have not physical findings to explain.
somatic symptom disorder
Patient with a neurologic complaint (paralysis, blindness, mutism) with no medical findings or explanation
conversion disorder
first line treatment of conversion disorder
psychotherapy
intentionally fake symptoms to assume sick role
factitious disorder
faking symptoms for gain
malingering
belief of having or fear of getting a serious illness
illness anxiety disorder
Medical symptom or condition is present, but patient’s behaviors adversely affect the medical condition
Psychological factors affecting other medical conditions
depressed mood, anhedonia, weight change, fatigue, and feeling of worthlessness for at least two weeks
Major depressive disorder
depressed mood for most of the day, more days than not, for at lease two years
persistent depressive disorder
child between the ages of 6-18 yo with severe temper outburst inconsistent with developmental level. symptoms occurring 3+ times a week for at least a year
Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder
At least five symptoms that occur in the final weeks prior to menses and improve with onset of menses. Symptoms may include anhedonia, lethargy, irritability, insomnia. Must affect functioning
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
2 week period of depressed mood or anhedonia
Major depressive episode
1 week of abnormally elevated, expansive, or irritable mood
manic episode
4 days of mania, but no impairment in functioning
hypomanic episode
at least 1 manic episode, but may also have a major depressive episode or hypomanic episode
Bipolar I disorder