Schizophrenia Flashcards
These are fixed beliefs that are not amendable to change in light of conflicting evidence.
Delusion
if the delusions are implausible , deviant from same
culture peers, and does not derive from ordinary life experiences.
Bizarre Delusions
one is under surveillance by the police,
despite a lack of evidence.
Non
Bizarre Delusions:
What kind of delusion:
harmed or harassed
Persecutory
What kind of delusion:
gestures, comments, or cues are directed to oneself
Referential
What kind of delusion:
exceptional abilities, wealth, or fame
Grandiose:
What kind of delusion:
falsely accuses another person is in love with him/her
Erotomania
What kind of delusion:
conviction that a major catastrophe will occur
Nihilistic
What kind of delusion:
preoccupations regarding health & organ function
Somatic
These are perception like experiences that occur without an external stimulus. It is vivid and clear, full force and impact of normal perceptions are not under voluntary control.
Hallucinations
voices, whether familiar/unfamiliar, perceived to be distinct from the individual s own thoughts with a clear sensorium. It shouldn t occur during Hypnagogic or Hypnopompic.
Auditory Hallucinations
Disorganized thinking:
switching one topic to another
Derailment
Disorganized thinking:
answering irrelevant or unrelated answers to
questions
Tangentiality
Disorganized thinking:
nearly incomprehensible and resembles receptive
aphasia in its linguistic disorganization
Word Salad:
Disorganized thinking:
Unintelligible sounds, not structured like a real language
Glossolalia
Disorganized thinking:
a state of consciousness where someone experiences a distinct identity or power within themselves
(feel nila gi sapian sila)
Possession Trance
Abnormal motor behavior:
Generally speaking, what is it called when someone is decreased in reactivity to the environment
Catatonia
Abnormal motor behavior:
Specifically, A state of immobility and minimal responsiveness to stimuli
Stupor
Abnormal motor behavior:
Specifically, A trance like state where the body is rigid
Catalepsy
Abnormal motor behavior:
Specifically, Limbs stay in a position that someone else puts them in
Waxy flexibility
Abnormal motor behavior:
Specifically, Lack of verbal response
Mutism
Abnormal motor behavior:
Specifically, Lack of response to stimuli or instructions
Negativism
Abnormal motor behavior:
Specifically, Holding a posture that defies gravity
Posturing
Abnormal motor behavior:
Specifically, Fixed, vacant gaze
Staring
