Psychosis Flashcards
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Definition
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Reality is greatly distorted and presents with; delusions, hallucinations and thought disorders
2
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Delusions
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A fixed belief that is firmly held despite evidence to the contrary and goes against the individuals normal social and cultural belief system
3
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Hallucinations
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Perceptions in the absence of an external stimulus
4
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Thought disorder features
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- alogia: little information conveyed by speech
- tangentiality: answers diverge from topic
- clanging
- word salad: linking real words incoherently → nonsensical content
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Associated features
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- agitation/aggression
- neurocognitive impairment (e.g. in memory, attention or executive function)
- depression
- thoughts of self-harm
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Non organic causes of psychosis
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- Schizophrenia
- Schizotypical disorder
- Acute psychotic episode
- Mood disorders with psychosis
- Drug-induced psychosis
- Delusional disorder
- Induced delusional disorder
- Puerperal psychosis
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Organic causes of psychosis
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Drug induced psychosis
Complex partial epilepsy
Delirium
Dementia
Huntigtons disease
SLE
Syphillis
Endocrine disturbance e.g. Cushing’s syndrome
Metabolic disorders including Vit B12 def.
