pysch definitions

Question 1

flight of ideas

Answer 1

words associated inappropriately together because of their meaning or rhyme

Question 2

loosening of associations

Answer 2

patient’s speech is muddled, illogical, difficult to follow and cannot be clarified

Question 3

knight’s move thinking

Answer 3

jumping from one topic to another with no connection between them

Question 4

tangential thinking

Answer 4

wandering from topic

Question 5

circumstantiality

Answer 5

inability to answer a question without excessive, unnecessary detail

Question 6

neologisms

Answer 6

an abnormality of speech in which patient makes up a new word or phrase using existing words in a bizarre way

Question 7

autonomic thoughts

Answer 7

thoughts that we have throughout the day but don’t vocalise (negative ones are problematic)

Question 8

delusion

Answer 8

a fixed belief held firmly in face of logical argument.
inappropriate to patient socio-cultural background
individual to person

Question 9

themes of delusions

Answer 9

grandiose
paranoid
nihilistic
bizarre

Question 10

obsessions

Answer 10

undesired, unpleasant intrusive thought that cannot be suppressed

Question 11

compulsions

Answer 11

repetitive seemingly purposeful behaviours that patient feels driven to perform

Question 12

flashbacks

Answer 12

intrusive and lead to fear, panic, anger, sadness, guilt

associated smells, sights, sounds, feelings, emotions

Question 13

schema

Answer 13

deep routed unconditional core beliefs stemming from early childhood experiences

Question 14

thought insertion

Answer 14

someone else is putting an idea into the patient head

Question 15

thought broadcasting

Answer 15

people can hear what the patient is thinking

Question 16

thought withdrawal

Answer 16

thoughts are being stolen from the patient

Question 17

catatonia

Answer 17

strange purposeless behaviour e.g. sudden excitement, posturing, negativism, mutism, echopraxia (imitation of movements)

Question 18

passivity phenomena

Answer 18

not in control of own body anymore

Question 19

delusional perception

Answer 19

perceives something normal as a special message for them

Question 20

anhedonia

Answer 20

loss of enjoyment/pleasure

Question 21

anergia

Answer 21

lack of energy

Question 22

amotivation

Answer 22

lack of motivation

Question 23

early morning wakening

Answer 23

waking at least 2 hours before normal/expected waking time

Question 24

psychomotor retardation

Answer 24

subjective/objective slowing of thoughts and/or movements

Question 25

stupor

Answer 25

absence of related functions (action and speech)

Question 26

euthymia

Answer 26

normal mood