Psychosis (Schizophrenia) Flashcards
Write down the POSITIVE clinical symptoms of psychosis
- Delusions
- Hallucinations
- Disorganised or catatonic behaviour
- Incoherent or disorganised speech
- Aggressive, agitated behaviour
Write down the NEGATIVE clinical symptoms of psychosis
- Flat/inappropriate affect
- Poor eye contact
- Avolition (loss of motivation)
- Withdrawal
- Poverty of speech
- Poor ADL’s
- Severely disturbed relationships with family/friends/peers
Write down 3 sub-types of psychosis
Paranoid – persecutory delusions
Disorganised - severe disintegration of personality
Catatonic – intense psychomotor disturbance
Undifferentiated – aspects of each type
Residual – at least one acute episode, free from positive symptoms but some negative symptoms remain
What is paranoid psychosis?
Persecutory delusions
What is disorganised psychosis?
severe disintegration of personality
What is catatonic psychosis?
intense psychomotor disturbance
What is undifferentiated psychosis
aspects of each type
What is residual psychosis?
at least one acute episode free from positive symptoms but some negative symptoms remain
What are the old types ( also known as 1st generation, conventional, typical) of drugs used to treat psychosis?
Hint (Old - C D F H P T T Z)
- Chlorpromazine
- Droperidol
- Fluphenazine,
- Haloperidol
- Pericyazone
- Thioridazine
- Trifluoperazine
- Zuclopenthixol acetate
What are the new types of drugs used to treat psychosis?
Hint (New - 2A C O Q R Z)
- Amisulpride
- Aripiprazole
- Clozapine
- Olanzapine
- Quetiapine
- Risperidone
- Ziprasidone
When is the only time that a diagnosis of schizophrenia be made?
When there is no evidence of organic cause
Define schizophrenia in one sentence?
A disorder characterised by major disturbance in thought, perception, thinking and psychosocial functioning; a severe mental illness.
