Psychosis Flashcards
1
Q
what does psychosis mean?
A
person experiencing things differently from those around them
2
Q
what are psychotic features?
A
- hallucinations
- delusions
- thought disorganisation
3
Q
what is algoia?
A
poverty of speech
4
Q
what is tangentiality?
A
answers diverge from topic
5
Q
what is clanging?
A
words associated only by sounds or rhyme. sentence doesnt make any sense
6
Q
what is word salad?
A
linking real words incoherently –> nonsensical content
7
Q
what features are associated with psychosis?
A
- aggression/agitation
- neurocongitive impairment (e.g. in memory, attention or executive function)
- depression
- thoughts of self-harm
8
Q
what is the most common psychotic disorder?
A
schizophrenia
9
Q
who is most likely to experience psychotic depression?
A
elderly patients
10
Q
what is brief psychotic disorder?
A
symptoms last less than a month
11
Q
what prescribed drugs are linked to psychotic episodes?
A
corticosteroids
12
Q
what is the peak age of first-episode psychosis?
A
15-30 years
