Psychosis Flashcards

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Psychosis

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Grossly impaired reality testing
Persons incorrectly evaluate the accuracy of their thoughts and perceptions and make incorrect inferences about external reality, even in the presence of contrary evidence

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Negative symptoms

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Alogia
Affective blunting
Asociality
Anhedonia
Avolition
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Examples of psychotic disorders

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Brief psychotic disorder
Schizophreniform disorder
Schizophrenia
Schizoaffective disorder
Bipolar disorder
Major depressive disorder with 
Psychosis due to other medical conditions
Substance induced psychosis
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Bizarre Delusion

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Thought insertion
Thought withdrawal
Delusion of controls
Thought broadcasting

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Alcoholic hallucinosis

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Alcohol induced psychotic disorder
Complication of alcohol withdrawal in alcoholics or in acute intoxication
Potential to develop DT

Auditory and visual hallucination common
Accusatory or threatening
Less severe and better prognosis than DT

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