Psychosis

Question 1

What is psychosis?

Answer 1

an umbrella term describing the inability to distinguish between a subjective experience and an objective relity - lack of insight

Question 2

What conditions do you get psychotic symptoms?

Answer 2

schizophrenia
bipolar
unipolar depression
organic conditions eg dementia, delerium, brain injury and stroke
substance abuse: acute intoxication, withdrawal, delirium tremens

Question 3

What is a hallucination?

Answer 3

perception without a stimulus

Question 4

What are ideas of reference?

Answer 4

the belief that something in the newspaper is directed at them for example

Question 5

What are delusions?

Answer 5

fixed falsely held belief

Question 6

What is a primary delusion?

Answer 6

arrived fully formed in the persons head - e.g. make no sense

Question 7

What is a secondary delusion?

Answer 7

often attempts to explain weird experiences

Question 8

What is passitivity?

Answer 8

your thoughts and actions are not your own and you are no longer in control of them

Question 9

Desrcibe a drug induced pyschosis?

Answer 9

very florid with an acute onset

can be short lasting if the drug is removed

Question 10

Describe a depressive pyschosis?

Answer 10

mood congruent content of pyschotic symptoms
delusions of worthlessness/guilt
hallucinations of threatening voices

Question 11

Describe mania with psychosis?

Answer 11

mood congruent content of psychosis
delusions of grandeur
hallucinations - 2nd person and auditory
flight of ideas