Psychotic symptoms

Question 1

does having psychotic symptoms means you have a psychotic disorder?

Answer 1

no, they can be found in disorders such as depression w psychotic features and bipolar w psychotic features or can occur outside of disorders

Question 2

what might give rise to psychotic symptoms? (5)

Answer 2

1. drugs
2. stress
3. medical issues
4. mood disorder
5. schizophrenia spectrum disorders

Question 3

the three D’s of abnormal behavior:

Answer 3

1. dysfunction
2. distress
3. deviance

Question 4

deviance:

Answer 4

beliefs that violate culture norms

Question 5

postive symptoms:

Answer 5

refer to a distortion of normal perceptual or cognitive function

Question 6

what are the positive symptoms?

Answer 6

delusions and halucinations

Question 7

negative symptoms:

Answer 7

refers to an absence of normal behaviors related to motivation, interest, or expression

Question 8

what are the negative symptoms?

Answer 8

avolition, anhedonia, alogia, diminished emotional expression

Question 9

avolition:

Answer 9

a total lack of motivation that makes it hard to get anything done

Question 10

alogia:

Answer 10

a decrease in speech

Question 11

categories of psychotic symptoms: (4)

Answer 11

1. positive symptoms
2. negative symptoms
3. disorganized thought/speech
4. disorganized or abnormal motor behavior

Question 12

hallucinations are defined as:

Answer 12

perceptions that occur in a conscious state in the absence of external stimuli which have qualities of real perception

Question 13

hypnagogic and is this a psychotic symptom?

Answer 13

hallucinations can occur as one is falling asleep and no

Question 14

hypnopompic and is this psychotic?

Answer 14

hallucinations occurring when one is waking up and no

Question 15

hallucinations occur in any sensory modality including: (5)

Answer 15

1. visual
2. auditory
3. olfactory
4. gustatory
5. tactile

Question 16

who was the first to define the three main criteria for a believe to be considered a delusion?

Answer 16

karl jaspers

Question 17

what are the three main criteria and who defined it?

Answer 17

1. certainty
2. incorrigibility
3. impossibility or falsity of content
   karl jaspers

Question 18

incorrigibility:

Answer 18

not changeable by compelling counterargument or proof to contrary

Question 19

types of delusions: (9)

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1. grandiose delusion
2. persecutory delusion
3. religious delusion
4. somatic delusion
5. delusion of control
6. delusion of guilt or sin
7. delusion of mind being read
8. delusion of reference
9. erotomanic delusion

Question 20

example of somatic delusions:

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the person is infested by insects or parasites, that he or she is emitting a foul odor, that parts of the body are not functioning, or that certain parts of the body are misshapen and ugly

Question 21

delusions of control:

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other people are trying to control their thoughts and behaviors

Question 22

grandiose delusions:

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unfounded beliefs that one has special powers, wealth, mission, or identity

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erotomanic delusion:

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which an individual believes that another person, usually of higher status, is in love with him.

Question 24

loose associations:

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rapid shift from one topic ro a vaguely related alternative topic

Question 25

derailment:

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single often unimportant word in a sentence becomes the focus or topic of next sentence

Question 26

word salad:

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no grammatical structure to language and therefore cannot be understood

Question 27

neologisms:

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made-up words that only have meaning to individual who uses them

Question 28

preservation:

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repetition of words and statements over and over

Question 29

clang:

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rhyming words to construct a sentence that may be understandable or incoherent

Question 30

disorganized behavior includes behaviors like:

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age inappropriate silliness, inability to maintain personal hygiene, dressing inappropriately for weather, sexual self stimulation, shouting at people

Question 31

2 types of catatonic behaviorL

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catalepsy
negativism

Question 32

catalepsy:

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persons body has a kind of wavy flexibility that can be repositioned by others

Question 33

negativism:

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maintaining a postural rigidity and resist being moved by others

Question 34

a catatonic patient may also:

Answer 34

imitate the movements of other people

Question 35

prominent symptoms:

Answer 35

those that have the most impact on behavior and functioning