Pysch

Question 1

NON psychotic (neurotic)

What do they have ?

What do they need ? Give examples?

Answer 1

has insight and reality based; they know they have a problem…
they need “good general therapuetic communication”;

that must be very difficult,

how are you feeling,

what do you mean by,

can you tell me more?

Question 2

psychotic:

has ___ insight & is ____ reality-based; they don’t Know they have a problem/they aren’t sick;
they blame everyone else… “unique specific strategies”
SYMPTOMS: ____, ____ & ___[[…

Answer 2

has NO insight & is not reality-based; they don’t have a problem/they aren’t sick;
they blame everyone else… “unique specific strategies”
SYMPTOMS: delusions, hallucinations & illusions…

Question 3

delusion =

Answer 3

delusion = a false fixed idea or belief; there is no sensory component.

Question 4

How many types of delusions are there?

Describe them?

Answer 4

Three types of delusions:
i. ParanoidorPersecutory: false, fixed belief that people are
out to harm you.
ii. Grandiose: False, fixed belief that you are super ior
iii. Somatic: False, fixed belief about par ts of your body

Question 5

a hallucination is a

Answer 5

a hallucination is a false, fixed sensory experience

Question 6

NON psychotic don’t have

Answer 6

delusions, hallucinations illusions…

Question 7

Definition: a hallucination is a false, fixed sensory experience

Answer 7

Definition: a hallucination is a false, fixed sensory experience

Question 8

How many type of Hallucinations?

Answer 8

Five types of hallucinations:

i. Auditory (most common* hearing)
ii. Visual
iii. Tactile
iv. Olfactory
v. Gustatory (taste)

Question 9

What Is the most common type of hallucination

Answer 9

Auditory

Question 10

What is a illusion?

Answer 10

illusion = misinterpretation of reality..

It is a
sensory experience. . There is a referent in reality*
something to which a person refers

Question 11

What is Functional Psychosis?

Answer 11

psychosis: they can function in every day life

Question 12

Name some functional psychosis?

Answer 12

(schizophrenia,

schizoaffective disorder,

major depression,

manic

Question 13

What do you teach the functional psychosis?

How is this done?

Answer 13

FUNCTIONAL: this person has the potential to learn reality/improve.. Teach reality

By using the four step process

Question 14

What are the 4 steps ?

Answer 14

i. Acknowledge how they feel
ii. Present reality
iii. Set a limit
iv. Enforce the l imi t

Question 15

Dementia Are psychotic because?

Answer 15

DEMENTIA: the brain is damaged (senile, alzheimers, organic brain syndrome)

Question 16

What are the categories of dementia?

Answer 16

(senile, alzheimers, organic brain syndrome)

Question 17

Can dementia clients learn reality?

Answer 17

No

Question 18

How do you to teach dementia patients?

Answer 18

2step process

Question 19

What is the 2 step process for dementia?

Answer 19

DEMENTIA: this person can NOT learn reality…

2 steps: acknowledge feeling & redirect them
(channel them from something they can’t do to something they can do)… REALITY
ORIENTATION: person, place & time (always appropriate)…

Question 20

What is a DELIRIUM?

This is usually due to?

Answer 20

DELIRIUM: this is a temporary sudden dramatic secondary loss of reality

usually due to
some kind of chemical imbalance in the body..

Question 21

How do you teach delirium?

Answer 21

2 step process

Question 22

What is the 2 step process for delirium?

Answer 22

2 steps: acknowledge the feeling & then reassure (this is temporary
and you will be kept safe).

Question 23

LOOSELY ASSCOCIATED =

Answer 23

LOOSELY ASSCOCIATED = YOUR THOUGHTS ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE…

Question 24

Flight of ideas=

Answer 24

Flight of ideas: go from thought to thought to thought…

Question 25

Word salad:=

Answer 25

Word salad: babble random words (sicker)

Question 26

Neologism:=

Answer 26

Neologism: making up words

Question 27

What is Narrowed self concept:?

Answer 27

Narrowed self concept: when a (functional) psychotic refuses to leave their room or change
their clothes

Question 28

Ideas of reference:=

Answer 28

Ideas of reference: when you think everyone is talking about you…

Question 29

When dealing with a patient experiencing delusions, hallucinations or
illusions, first ask yourself, “What??”

Answer 29

What is their problem?” Meaning kind of
Psychosis do they have

3 types of Psychosis

1. ) functional Psychosis
2. ) Psychosis of dementia
3. ) DELIRIUM: Domn

Question 30

What is the Differentiation between illusions & hallucinations:?

Answer 30

with illusions

there is are rerent in reality