Psychosis Flashcards
Loss of perception of reality
Psychosis
Psychosis occurs in medical and psychiatric disorder such as
Delirium and Schizophrenia
Strongly held beliefs that conflict with reality
-Expressed in speech by patient
Delusions
“Someone is after me!” Is an example of a
Persecutory delusion
“I am a millionaire” is an example of a
Grandiose delusion
“Brad Pitt is in love with me!” Is an example of a
Erotomania delusion
“There are worms in my chest” is an example of a
Somatic Delusion
“The television newscaster is talking about me!” Is an example of a
Delusion of Reference
“My body is controlled by aliens!” Is an example of
Delusions of control
Shown by patterns of speech such as alogia, thought blocking, and loosening of association
Disorganized thought
Speech poverty
Alogia
Sudden, abrupt pause while talking
Thought blocking
Ideas discussed that do not follow each other
Loosening of Association (LoA)
Diverging from topic under discussion to another topic
Tangentiality
Using words that rhyme but do not make sense
-Ex: the cow said how he had to bow
Clanging
Incoherent words that make no sense
Word salad
Repeating words or ideas persistently
Perseveration
Sensory perceptions without external stimuli
-Can be visual or auditory
Hallucinations
Common in hospitalized patients with delirium
Visual Hallucination
Classic feature of Schizphrenia
Auditory Hallucination
Classic feature of aura in temporal lobe epilepsy
Olfactory Hallucination
You can have tactile hallucinations, such as feeling that insects are crawling on your skin from
Alcohol withdrawal and stimulants such as cocaine and amphetamines
Hallucinations that occur while falling asleep
Hypnagogic Hallucinations
Hallucinations that occur jus before waking up
Hypnopompic Hallucinations
Hypnagogic and hypnopompic hallucinations are both seen in patients with
Narcolepsy
