Psychotic disorders

Question 1

Schizophrenia

Answer 1

A. 2 or more of the following symptoms, significant portion of 1 month
1. Delusions
2. Hallucinations
3. Disorganized speech
4. Grossly disorganized or catatonic behaviour
5. Negative symptoms

B. Level of function decreased in one or more major areas in life

C. At least 6 months, can include prodormal or residual periods

Question 2

schizophreniform disorder

Answer 2

• At least one symptom, from brief psychotic disorder + negative symptoms
• 1 month period, at most 6 months

Question 3

Schizoaffective disorder

Answer 3

• An uninterrupted period of illness which a major mood episode is concurrent with criterion A for schizophrenia and present for active and residual portions of the illness
• Delusions or hallucinations for 2 or more weeks in absence of mood episode
• 2 specifiers; bipolar type (manic) or depressive type

Question 4

Delusional disorder

Answer 4

• Presence of one, or more, delusions with a duration of 1 month or longer
• Never met the criteria for schizophrenia
• Function not markedly impaired, behaviour is not obviously odd or bizarre

Question 5

breif pysychotic disorder

Answer 5

Presence of one, or more, of the following symptoms;
1. Delusions
2. Hallucinations
3. Disorganized speech
4. Grossly disorganized or catatonic behaviour
Between 1 day to 1 month

Question 6

Disorganized behavior: Disorganized psychomotor activity

Answer 6

• Dishinibition
  They are not in control of their body, inhibit motor activity
• opposition
  Body is against trying to control it
  body is in control,
• Waxy flexibility
  Cant voluntarily get out of a position
• Echopraxia
  do movements shown to them

-Echolalia
Mimicking another’s speech

• Posturing
  ex hold same positions for the whole day,
• Mannerism
  repetitive movements, cant control his hand per say,

Question 7

Disorganized symptoms

Answer 7

circumstantially
tangentially
flight of ideas
loose associations
word salad
thought blocking
clang associations
preservation

Question 8

Negative symptoms:

Answer 8

absence or insufficient of normal behavior
- Avolition
- Alogia
- Anhedonia

Question 9

Positive symptoms:

Answer 9

delusions and hallucinations

Question 10

Delucions

Answer 10

Delusion of grandeur: Exceptional attributes or value
Delusions of persecution - going to be armed or harassed
Referential delusions
Erotomanic delusions: someone is in love

Question 11

Hallucinations

Answer 11

Different kinds:
Auditory
visual
tactile
like phantom pain, sensory hallucinations
olfactory
gustory
proprioceptive
equilibioceptive