Psychotic Symptoms Quiz Flashcards
A delusional belief that a friend, spouse, parent, or other close family member has been replaced by an impostor is referred to as a:
a) Capgras delusion
b) persecutory delusion
c) erotomanic delusion
d) paranoid delusion
a) Capgras delusion
When a patient is deemed incapable of providing consent due to the severity of the symptoms of their mental illness, a licensed hospital may request permission from the court to administer psychiatric medication over the patient’s objection.
True
False
TRUE
The proper diagnosis of a psychotic person includes a detailed exploration of all domains of psychopathology as well as a review of the lifetime presentation of psychotic features.
True
False
TRUE
The defining features of schizophrenia have remained unchanged for more than 100 years.
True
False
TRUE
Auditory hallucinations are defined as auditory complex perceptions that occur in the absence of external stimulation. In a psychotic person these may present as:
a) hearing 2 or more voices conversing with each other
b) all of these answers are correct
c) hearing a single voice commenting on the persons actions and/or thoughts
d) hearing music
b) all of these answers are correct
When a person gets “stuck” on a word, phrase or idea, we refer to this as:
a) aphasia
b) rumination
c) disorganization
d) perseveration
d) perseveration
A delusional belief that is clearly implausible, not understandable to same-culture peers and does not derive from ordinary life experiences is referred to as a:
a) persecutory delusion
b) erotomanic delusion
c) bizarre delusion
d) paranoid delusion
c) bizarre delusion
Dimensional assessments of psychosis capture meaningful variation in the severity of symptoms, which may help with:
a) all of these answers are correct
b) predicting the course of illness
c) predicting the outcome of illness
d) treatment planning
a) all of these answers are correct
Anhedonia and avolition are examples of what types of psychotic symptoms?
a) cognitive symptoms
b) negative symptoms
c) positive symptoms
d) disorganized symptoms
b) negative symptoms
One schizophrenia spectrum disorder that is defined by the presence of a single type of psychotic symptom is:
a) schizophrenia
b) delusional disorder
c) schizotypal personality disorder
d) attenuated psychotic disorder
b) delusional disorder
