Psychosis- Hallucinations, Delusions and Thought Disorder Flashcards
What are hallucinations?
Hallucinations are false perceptions, they are sensory meaning either see, hear, smell touch or taste them. Hallucinations is when we sense something but nothing in there. Everyone is able to experience hallucinations and most of us will have experienced them
What are the most common forms of hallucinations?
- sensory perception
- sleep deprivation
- voices
What are delusions?
Delusions are fixed false beliefs or highly unlikely beliefs that are not explainable through social context or culture. Delusions are problematic concepts such as false beliefs
What are the warning signs of delusions?
Paranoia- common form delusional thinking
Delusions of persecution- someone believes they are being harmed by something
What is thought disorder?
Thought disorder describes a series of behaviours where the persons ability to focus or think are impaired due to these experiences removing a persons ability to function they are often referred as negative symptoms. These are also common experiences in people suffering with depression
What is thought blocking?
Inability to retain a thought when a person tries to express it they lose the thought
What is thought insertion?
The feeling that thoughts are being put into your head by an external other, this could be a specific person, spiritual force or something else
What is thought broadcast?
Feeling that your thoughts can be read by an external other. This could be a specific entity, person, or everyone who meets you
What is a thought withdrawal?
Feeling that some external other can remove certain thoughts from your head
The psychosis treatment Birmingham early intervention approach- 1994- 2014 treatment. What does this include?
- early as possible intervention
- limited is of antipsychotics
- cognitive therapy for delusions and hallucinations
- cognitive therapy for low mood and anxiety
- focus on recovery and return to functioning
- focus on abstinence from drugs/alcohol
- relapse prevention work
- time limited 3 years
Psychosis treatment- what was the recovery movement in 1990 treatment
- open dialogue
- hear voices work
- paranoia work
- peer support groups
- person centred care
What was the psychosis treatment for defects of the brain in the late 19th to the early 20th century?
Restraint Hot baths Sedation Inducing fevers Hospitalisation
What was the genetic defect for the treatment of psychosis between 1920 to 1960?
Electroconvulsive therapy Insulin shock therapy Leukotomy Sterilisation Euthanasia
What was the treatment for psychosis for chemical imbalance in the brain between 1960 to 1990
- chlorpromazine
- Haloperidol
- Clozapine
- Zuclopenthixol
- Flupenthixol
What was the critical psychiatry treatment in the 1960 to present?
Listening and responding Social help Therapy Small amounts of medication for a limited period Support through social and peer groups
