Psychotic Disorders Flashcards
What are hallucinations?
perception like experiences with clarity and impact of a true perception with the absence of external stimulation of senses.
What are delusions?
false beliefs or incprrect inference about external reality that is firmly heald despite others beliefs and obvious proof of contrary.
Name some examples of delusions?
paranoid, delusions of reference, grandiose, somatic, nihistic, passivity.
What is disorganised thinking?
disturbances in logical sequencing and adherence of thought
What is grossly diorganised behaviour?
can manifest in a variety of ways including any form of goal related behaviour, leading to difficulties in performing activities in everyday life.
What is catatonic behaviour?
marked motor abnormalities such as adapting unusual postures/repetative behaviours
What is Alogia?
deficiency in quality of speech
What is Affective Flattening?
severe reduction or absence of emotional response to environment
What is Alolition?
inability to initiate/persist with important activities.
What are some of the associated features of psychotic disorders?
depression, anxiety, substance misuse, quality of life, stigma/social isolation
What are some of the controversies of psychotc disorders in the DSM-5?
arbitrariness in cut off, validity in schizophrenia construct, diagnosis itself
What demographic factors make someone at higher risk of a psychotic disorder?
male, rural, immigrant, abuse
What are the five parts that make up the course of psychotic disorder?
Premorbid, promorbid, Acute, Early Revovery, LAte Recovery
What is the dopamine hypothesis?
excessive/oversensitive dopamine receptors create positive symptoms
Descrive some of the aetiology information about hallucinations and delusions
Hallusinations are thought to occur as a result of a person focusing more on internally generated actions (inability to notice intention to act). Delusions may occur due to errors in congtition for general reasoning tasks.
