Psychosis Flashcards
Are visual hallucinations common in psychiatric disorders?
no, auditory are
What is the nature of visual hallucinations?
organic cause
Olfactory hallucinations are associated with which condition?
temporal lobe epilepsy
Tactile hallucinations?
substance use/withdrawal
Define delusion
fixed, false belief outwith cultural, societal, and religious norms
Three examples of delusions
parnoid
grandiose
nihilistic
pathological jealousy
control
Is schizophrenia more common in men or women?
equal!
List two negative symptoms of schizophrenia
apathy
social withdrawal
blunted
poverty of speech
List two positive symptoms of schizophrenia
delusions
hallucinations
List two symptoms of Schneider’s first rank
thought echo
third person hallucinations
running commentary
thought broadcast/insertion/withdrawal
delusional perception
feelings of external control
Examples of thought form disorders
tangentiality
circumstantiality
knight’s move
flight of ideas
What are the extrapyramidal side effects of antipscyhotics
parkinsonism
akathisia
dystonia
Differentials for psychosis
schizophrenia
mania
severe depression
organic causes
not quite psychosis: anorexia, emotionally unstable personality disorder, OCD, ASD
List three organic causes of psychosis
drug induced
infections- HIV, syphilis, encephalitis
MS
delirium
parkinson’s
brain tumours
State three features to suggest organic rather than non-organic causes of psychosis
substance use
new medications
acute onset
fluctuations
abnormal bloods etc
visual hallucinations
impaired cognition orientation and attention