Schizophrenia and Psychotic Disorders Flashcards
Hallucinations vs. Illusions
Hallucinations: absent external stimuli
Illusions: misperception of actual external stimuli
Schizophrenia
Psychosis for at least 6 months
Delusions of persecution
Someone is out to get them
Delusions of grandeur
Exaggerated perception of ones own abilities or importance
Cotard or nihilistic delusion
Belief that one does not exist or has died
Erotomania
Delusion that someone is in love with them
Delusions of reference
Belief that insignificant remarks have personal meaning or significance
Delusions of control
Belief that someone or something is controlling their thoughts or behaviors
Somatic delusions
Belief regarding ones bodily functioning, sensations, or appearance
Tangentiality
Gradually deviates off topic and answer is never reached
Circumstantiality
Speech is goal oriented but gets to answer in a roundabout way
Derailment
No logical connection between topics
Neologisms
Nonsense words
Incoherence
Word salad
Clanging
Rhyming
Concrete speech
Inability to use abstract thinking
Preservation of ideas
Consistently returning to one topic
Positive vs. Negative catatonia
Negative: decreased movement
Positive: grimacing, teeth clicking, rocking, tapping
Treatment of schizophrenia
Antipsychotics
Side effects of antipsychotics
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
Extrapyramidal symptoms
Hyperprolactinemia
Weight gain
Sedation
Brief psychotic disorder
Schizophrenia under 1 month
Schizophreniform disorder
Schizophrenia x 1-6 months
Secondary psychotic disorder
Psychosis with another probable cause
Schizoaffective disorder
Schizophrenia with a mood disorder
