Psychosis

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Loss of perception of reality

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Psychosis

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Psychosis occurs in medical and psychiatric disorder such as

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Delirium and Schizophrenia

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Strongly held beliefs that conflict with reality

-Expressed in speech by patient

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Delusions

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“Someone is after me!” Is an example of a

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Persecutory delusion

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“I am a millionaire” is an example of a

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Grandiose delusion

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“Brad Pitt is in love with me!” Is an example of a

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Erotomania delusion

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“There are worms in my chest” is an example of a

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Somatic Delusion

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“The television newscaster is talking about me!” Is an example of a

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Delusion of Reference

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“My body is controlled by aliens!” Is an example of

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Delusions of control

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Shown by patterns of speech such as alogia, thought blocking, and loosening of association

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Disorganized thought

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Speech poverty

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Alogia

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Sudden, abrupt pause while talking

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Thought blocking

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Ideas discussed that do not follow each other

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Loosening of Association (LoA)

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Diverging from topic under discussion to another topic

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Tangentiality

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Using words that rhyme but do not make sense

-Ex: the cow said how he had to bow

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Clanging

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Incoherent words that make no sense

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Word salad

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Repeating words or ideas persistently

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Perseveration

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Sensory perceptions without external stimuli

-Can be visual or auditory

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Hallucinations

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Common in hospitalized patients with delirium

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Visual Hallucination

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Classic feature of Schizphrenia

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Auditory Hallucination

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Classic feature of aura in temporal lobe epilepsy

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Olfactory Hallucination

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You can have tactile hallucinations, such as feeling that insects are crawling on your skin from

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Alcohol withdrawal and stimulants such as cocaine and amphetamines

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Hallucinations that occur while falling asleep

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Hypnagogic Hallucinations

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Hallucinations that occur jus before waking up

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Hypnopompic Hallucinations

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Hypnagogic and hypnopompic hallucinations are both seen in patients with

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Narcolepsy