Symptoms of Psychosis

Question 1

What are the symptoms of psychosis?

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Delusions, Hallucinations, disorganized speech, abnormal behavior, negative symptoms

Question 2

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

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Delusion

Question 3

Someone (often of higher social station) is in love with the patient

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Erotomanic delusion

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A patient is a person of exalted station, such as a God or a movie star

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Grandeur delusion

Question 5

A spouse or partner has been unfaithful

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Jealousy delusion

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A patient is being hounded, followed, or otherwise interfered with

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Persecution delusion

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Patients body functions have altered, they small bad, or they have a terrible disease

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Somatic delusion

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A false sensory perception that occurs in the absence of a related sensory stimulus

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Hallucination

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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

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Disorganized speech

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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]

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Abnormal behavior (such as catatonia)

Question 11

excessive motor activity without purpose or external cause

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Catatonic symptom: Agitation

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(opposite of agitation) a state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility

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Catatonic symptom: Stupor

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Maintaining an uncomfortable posture, even with unnecessary

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Catatonic symptom: Catalepsy

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Verbatim repetition of someone else’s words when another response is indicated

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Catatonic symptom: Echolalia

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Imitating another persons physical behavior, even when asked not to do so

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Catatonic symptom: Echopraxia

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At the slightest touch, moving in the direction indicated by another person

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Catatonic symptom: Exaggerated compliance

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Facial contortions not made in response to a noxious stimulus

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Catatonic symptom: Grimace

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Repeated movements that seem to have a goal, but are excessive for the purpose

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Catatonic symptom: Mannerisms

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Absence of speech despite apparent physical ability to speak

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Catatonic symptom: Mutism

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Without apparent motive, the patient offers resistance to passive movement or repeatedly turns away from the examiner

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Catatonic symptom: Negativism

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Voluntarily assuming an unnatural or uncomfortable pose

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Catatonic symptom: Posturing

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Repeated movement that is a nonessential part of goal-directed behavior

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Catatonic symptom: Stereotypy

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Maintaining a position, even if uncomfortable, for several minutes or more, even if asked to change it

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Waxy flexibility

Question 24

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]

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Negative symptoms