ssx to suggestibility Flashcards
what is a syndrome
group of signs and symptoms that, together, make a recognizable condition
discuss neurosis
mental illness s loss of contact c reality - exaggerated forms of normal reax to stressful events
maladaptive reactions ro stress - nerves, anxiety
can still impair function
2 components of neurosis
vulnerable personality
stress factors triggering the reax
discuss psychosis
mental illness c loss of contact c reality
not understandable and cant be empathized
impairs mental function - madness, delusions, hallucinations
general and persistent anxiety c:
- apprehension
- motor tension
- autonomic overact
generalized anxiety disorder
ssx of anxiety and depression but neither dominates
mixed anxiety and depression
recurrent attacks of severe anxiety not restricted to any particular situation or set of circumstances
panic disorder
anxiety evoked only or predominantly by well-defined situations or objects external to the subject
phobic disorder
fear of pen spaces, crowds, and difficulty of immediate easy escape
agoraphobia
fear of scrutiny by other people in comparatively small groups, leading to avoidance of social situations
social phobia
recurrent obsessional thoughts or compulsive acts
OCD
delayed or prolonged response to stressful event or situation of threatening or catastrophic nature,
PTSD
primary vs secondary consciousness
primary - sensory awareness, attention, perception, memory, emotion and action
secondary - self awareness
discuss freud’s theory of consciousness
conscious - what we are aware at point in time
pre conscious - what we could become aware if we put attention
barrier to censor unwanted wishes and desires
unconscious - pushed or repressed out of conscious mind; inaccessible but still influences the behavior/feelinfs
confusion or impaired awareness of time, place, person
disorientation
very mild form of altered mental status in which a patient has inattention and reduced wakefulness
clouding of consciousness
severe drowsiness in which patient can be aroused by moderate stimuli and then drift back to sleep
lethargy
has lessened interest in the environment, slowed response to stimulation and tends to sleep more than normal with drowsiness in between sleep states
needs physical but non painful stimuli
obtundation
only vigorous repeated painful stim will arouse the back to unresponsiveness
stupor
unarousable unresponsiveness
coma
acute reversible mental disorder c some confusion and impairment of consciousness
associated with emotional lability, hallucinations or illusions, and inappropriate, impulsive, irrational or violent behavior.
delirium
coma in which a patient appears to be awake with eyes open but cannot be aroused - vegetable
coma vigil
disturbed consciousness with hallucinations
twighlight state
pathological sleepiness or drowsiness from which one can be aroused to a normal state
somnolence
state of impaired awareness inclination to sleep
drowsiness
relates to the amount of effort exerted in focusing on certain aspects of an experience, activity, or task
concentration/focus
example of selective attention
listening to lecturer in a lecture hall
example of sustained attention or vigilance
lecture is mildly interesting and u listened for whole duration
example of divided attention
at the same time u listen to prof you are writing notes and reading textbook
what is distraction in attention
during the lecture the is ambulance passing by
what is inhibition in attention
able to ignore the noise of siren
what is disengagement in attention
if fire alarm of schoool rings and you see smoke
what is set shifting in attention
u change attention and behavior - hurry to get out
what are the disturbances of attention
distractability - inability to focus; does respond tot ask but responds to unrelated stimuli
selective attention - blocking out those that generate anxiety
hypervigilance - excessive attention and focus to all stim; delusional/paranoid
trance - sleeplike state; hypnosis, dissociative disorders, ecstatic religous exp
disinhibition - reduction of inhib func of cerebrum; greater freedom to alcohol, ego
what is suggestibility
compliant and uncritical response to an idea or influence
Tendency (of a hypnotized patient) to accept signals and information with a relative suspension of normal critical judgment
shared psychotic disorder - formed by 2/3 persons involving a common delusional system
folie a deux
artificially induced alteration of consciousness - inc suggestibility and receptivity
hypnosis
