Psychosis Flashcards
Hallucination
Sensory distortion in the absence of a stimulus (i.e. hearing voices when there is no sound)
Illusion
Sensory misrepresentation of a true sensation (i.e. hearing voices in running water)
Alogia
speaking very little without being purposefully withholding
Alexithymia
Difficulty naming and describing emotions
Apathy
Lack of feelings, emotions, interests, or concerns
Anhedonia
Inability or decreased ability to experience pleasure, joy, intimacy, closeness
Agraphia
Inability to write correctly
Agnosia
Inability to recognize/identify objects despite intact sensory function
Astereognosis
Inability to identify by touch
Dysdiadochokinesia
Inability to perform rapidly alternating movements
Aphasia
Language disturbance
Apraxia
Impaired ability to carry out motor activities despite intact motor function