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Psychosis Flashcards

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Define Psychosis?

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The experience of being out of touch with reality

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What are the three elements of psychosis?

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Delusions
Thought disorder
Hallucinations

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What is a delusion?

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False unshakeable belief not held by others in the same culture and contrary to available evidence.

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Define thought disorder?

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Abnormality in thinking mechanisms so they don’t make sense

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Define hallucination?

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Perceptual experience without an object or stimulus

Can be auditory, visual, olfactory, tactile, gustatory, somatic

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Causes of psychosis? (9)

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Dementia (Organic)
Brain disorders (Organic)
Metabolic disorders (Organic) (e.g. thyroid, bushings, Addison's)
Intoxication (Substance Misuse)
Withdrawal (SM)
Schizophrenia (Non-Oganic/Functional)
Depression (Non-Oganic/Functional)
Mania (Non-Oganic/Functional)
Sleep deprivation (Non-Oganic/Functional)
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