Psychology Disorders Flashcards
Positive and negative symptoms
Positive symptoms add into the disorder such as delusions , hallucinations, and disordered thoughts.
Negative symptoms take away from the disorder.
What are some examples of delusions?
- Delusions of reference; the hallucinations are directed towards to person.
- Delusions of grandeur; person is felt that he or she is remarkable in some way
- Delusions of persecution; person feels he or she is being persecuted.
How does a topic like delusion relate to culture?
Delusions are what a culture views as abnormal. Other cultures around the world might view delusions are an acceptable state or being.
What are hallucinations and what are the most common types ?
Hallucinations are perceptions not due to external stimulus but have compelling sense of reality. Most common are auditory hallucinations.
What are disorganized thoughts, word salads.
The patient goes from one subject to another. The sentences have no structure or meaning. New words may be created. Believed to be severe schizophrenia or wernicke’s aphasia.
What is disorganized behavior?
A patient is unable to carry out normal day living. May be in a state of catania where he or she may not be able to move.
What is the biomedical approach to medicine? Contrast this with the bio psychosocial approach to medicine
Biomedical approach to medicine is the idea that all disorders, even me talc have their roots in biology so we must treat all the symptoms as a dysfunction in the body. The biopsychosocial approach is a broader approach which examines the biology, psychology, and social components to disorders.
What are some examples of negative symptoms?
Blunting: reduction in the intensity of expression.
Flat affect: no emotional expression
Inappropriate affect: discordant with speech
Avolition: decreased engagement in goals.
What is the downward drift hypotheses?
Schizophrenia causes a decline in socioeconomic statues, leading to worsening symptoms , which makes the condition worse
What is the prodromal phase?
Phase before schizophrenia characterized by poor adjustment. Social withdrawals, deterioration, inappropriate affect, etc. If symptoms are slow then the condition will be worse than if symptoms are intense
Symptoms of MDE:
SIG E CAPS
Sadness, sleep Interest Guilt Energy Concentration Appetite Psychomotor symptoms Suicidal thoughts
Describe seasonal affective disorder:
Patients are sad at certain times, mostly winter. Patient may be give bright light therapy.
What is mania?
Abnormal and elevated mood with increased distractibility, racing thoughts, decrease sleep, increased grandeur.
Symptoms of manic episode
Dig fast
distractibility Insomnia Grandiosity Flight of ideas Agitation Speech Thoughtlessness
What is the catecholamine theory of depression
Too much serotonin and norepinephrine causes mania
Too little causes depression.
