Psychosis Flashcards
what are the steps to answering a question dealing with psychosis
1) ask: is it non-psychotic or psychosis
2) determine the type of psychosis
what are characteristics of non-psychosis
- pt will have insight and is reality based
- may be emotionally distressed, but know that they have a problem
- what they see, hear, feel, etc. is the same as us
what is the treatment for non-psychosis
- good therapeutic communication
what are characteristics of psychosis
- no insight
- not reality based
- think everyone else has the problem, not them
delusions, hallucinations, and illusions are ______ symptoms
- psychotic (only pt’s with psychosis get these, non-psychotic DO NOT)
define: delusion
- false, fixed (doesn’t change) idea or belief
- no sensory component, all has to do with thoughts
what are 3 types of delusions
- paranoid
- grandoise
- somatic
what is a paranoid delusion
- false, fixed belief that people are out to harm them
what is a grandoise delusion
- false, fixed belief that you are superior
what is a somatic delusion
- false, fixed belief about your body
ex. body is hollow
define: hallucination
- false, fixed sensory experience
- hear, feel, taste, smell things
what are 5 types of hallucination
- auditory (voices, etc.)
- visual
- tactile (feeling things)
- gustatory (tasting)
- olfactory (smelling)
define: illusion
- misinterpretation of reality
- sensory experience
how can you tell the difference between hallucination and an illusion
- both are sensory experience
- illusion has a referrant in reality –> something to which a person refers to when they say something, something is actually there, it’s just misinterpreted
ex. the pt says “listen, i hear demon voices”. hallucination or illusion?
- hallucination