Symptoms of Psychosis Flashcards
What are the symptoms of psychosis?
Delusions, Hallucinations, disorganized speech, abnormal behavior, negative symptoms
A false belief that cannot be explained by the patients culture or education; the patient cannot be persuaded that the belief is incorrect, despite evidence to the contrary or the weight of opinion of other people
Delusion
Someone (often of higher social station) is in love with the patient
Erotomanic delusion
A patient is a person of exalted station, such as a God or a movie star
Grandeur delusion
A spouse or partner has been unfaithful
Jealousy delusion
A patient is being hounded, followed, or otherwise interfered with
Persecution delusion
Patients body functions have altered, they small bad, or they have a terrible disease
Somatic delusion
A false sensory perception that occurs in the absence of a related sensory stimulus
Hallucination
Mental associations are governed not by logic, but by rhymes, puns and other rules not apparent to the observer, or by no evident rule at all
Disorganized speech
Disorganized behavior, or physical actions that do not appear to be goal directed [disrobing in public, repeatedly making the sign of the cross, assuming and maintaining peculiar and often uncomfortable postures]
Abnormal behavior (such as catatonia)
excessive motor activity without purpose or external cause
Catatonic symptom: Agitation
(opposite of agitation) a state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility
Catatonic symptom: Stupor
Maintaining an uncomfortable posture, even with unnecessary
Catatonic symptom: Catalepsy
Verbatim repetition of someone else’s words when another response is indicated
Catatonic symptom: Echolalia
Imitating another persons physical behavior, even when asked not to do so
Catatonic symptom: Echopraxia
At the slightest touch, moving in the direction indicated by another person
Catatonic symptom: Exaggerated compliance
Facial contortions not made in response to a noxious stimulus
Catatonic symptom: Grimace
Repeated movements that seem to have a goal, but are excessive for the purpose
Catatonic symptom: Mannerisms
Absence of speech despite apparent physical ability to speak
Catatonic symptom: Mutism
Without apparent motive, the patient offers resistance to passive movement or repeatedly turns away from the examiner
Catatonic symptom: Negativism
Voluntarily assuming an unnatural or uncomfortable pose
Catatonic symptom: Posturing
Repeated movement that is a nonessential part of goal-directed behavior
Catatonic symptom: Stereotypy
Maintaining a position, even if uncomfortable, for several minutes or more, even if asked to change it
Waxy flexibility
Reduced range of expression of emotion (flat or blunted affect), markedly reduced amount or fluency of speech, and loss of the will to do things (avolition) [something has been taken away from the patient; not added, as would be the case with hallucinations and delusions]
Negative symptoms
