Pysch Flashcards
NON psychotic (neurotic)
What do they have ?
What do they need ? Give examples?
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?
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: ____, ____ & ___[[…
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…
delusion =
delusion = a false fixed idea or belief; there is no sensory component.
How many types of delusions are there?
Describe them?
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
a hallucination is a
a hallucination is a false, fixed sensory experience
NON psychotic don’t have
delusions, hallucinations illusions…
Definition: a hallucination is a false, fixed sensory experience
Definition: a hallucination is a false, fixed sensory experience
How many type of Hallucinations?
Five types of hallucinations:
i. Auditory (most common* hearing)
ii. Visual
iii. Tactile
iv. Olfactory
v. Gustatory (taste)
What Is the most common type of hallucination
Auditory
What is a illusion?
illusion = misinterpretation of reality..
It is a
sensory experience. . There is a referent in reality*
something to which a person refers
What is the Differentiation between illusions & hallucinations:?
with illusions
there is are rerent in reality
When dealing with a patient experiencing delusions, hallucinations or
illusions, first ask yourself, “What??”
What is their problem?” Meaning kind of
Psychosis do they have
3 types of Psychosis
- ) functional Psychosis
- ) Psychosis of dementia
- ) DELIRIUM: Domn
What is Functional Psychosis?
psychosis: they can function in every day life
Name some functional psychosis?
(schizophrenia,
schizoaffective disorder,
major depression,
manic
What do you teach the functional psychosis?
How is this done?
FUNCTIONAL: this person has the potential to learn reality/improve.. Teach reality
By using the four step process
What are the 4 steps ?
i. Acknowledge how they feel
ii. Present reality
iii. Set a limit
iv. Enforce the l imi t
Dementia Are psychotic because?
DEMENTIA: the brain is damaged (senile, alzheimers, organic brain syndrome)
What are the categories of dementia?
(senile, alzheimers, organic brain syndrome)
Can dementia clients learn reality?
No
How do you to teach dementia patients?
2step process
What is the 2 step process for dementia?
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)…
What is a DELIRIUM?
This is usually due to?
DELIRIUM: this is a temporary sudden dramatic secondary loss of reality
usually due to
some kind of chemical imbalance in the body..
How do you teach delirium?
2 step process
What is the 2 step process for delirium?
2 steps: acknowledge the feeling & then reassure (this is temporary
and you will be kept safe).
LOOSELY ASSCOCIATED =
LOOSELY ASSCOCIATED = YOUR THOUGHTS ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE…
Flight of ideas=
Flight of ideas: go from thought to thought to thought…
Word salad:=
Word salad: babble random words (sicker)
Neologism:=
Neologism: making up words
What is Narrowed self concept:?
Narrowed self concept: when a (functional) psychotic refuses to leave their room or change
their clothes
Ideas of reference:=
Ideas of reference: when you think everyone is talking about you…
