Schizophrenia and Psychotic Disorders

Question 1

Hallucinations vs. Illusions

Answer 1

Hallucinations: absent external stimuli
Illusions: misperception of actual external stimuli

Question 2

Schizophrenia

Answer 2

Psychosis for at least 6 months

Question 3

Delusions of persecution

Answer 3

Someone is out to get them

Question 4

Delusions of grandeur

Answer 4

Exaggerated perception of ones own abilities or importance

Question 5

Cotard or nihilistic delusion

Answer 5

Belief that one does not exist or has died

Question 6

Erotomania

Answer 6

Delusion that someone is in love with them

Question 7

Delusions of reference

Answer 7

Belief that insignificant remarks have personal meaning or significance

Question 8

Delusions of control

Answer 8

Belief that someone or something is controlling their thoughts or behaviors

Question 9

Somatic delusions

Answer 9

Belief regarding ones bodily functioning, sensations, or appearance

Question 10

Tangentiality

Answer 10

Gradually deviates off topic and answer is never reached

Question 11

Circumstantiality

Answer 11

Speech is goal oriented but gets to answer in a roundabout way

Question 12

Derailment

Answer 12

No logical connection between topics

Question 13

Neologisms

Answer 13

Nonsense words

Question 14

Incoherence

Answer 14

Word salad

Question 15

Clanging

Answer 15

Rhyming

Question 16

Concrete speech

Answer 16

Inability to use abstract thinking

Question 17

Preservation of ideas

Answer 17

Consistently returning to one topic

Question 18

Positive vs. Negative catatonia

Answer 18

Negative: decreased movement
Positive: grimacing, teeth clicking, rocking, tapping

Question 19

Treatment of schizophrenia

Answer 19

Antipsychotics

Question 20

Side effects of antipsychotics

Answer 20

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
Extrapyramidal symptoms
Hyperprolactinemia
Weight gain
Sedation

Question 21

Brief psychotic disorder

Answer 21

Schizophrenia under 1 month

Question 22

Schizophreniform disorder

Answer 22

Schizophrenia x 1-6 months

Question 23

Secondary psychotic disorder

Answer 23

Psychosis with another probable cause

Question 24

Schizoaffective disorder

Answer 24

Schizophrenia with a mood disorder

Question 25

Delusional disorder

Answer 25

Delusions but no other psychotic symptoms