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Definitions Flashcards

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Hallucination

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A false sense of perception in the absence of a real external stimulus.
Dx: Auditory: Schizophrenic
Visual: Organic cause

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Pseudo-halluncination

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False sensory perception recognised by the patient not to be the result of an external stimulus.
Dx: Dissociative disorder, Charles Bonnet syndrome

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Over-valued idea

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A form of an abnormal belief

Dx: Psychosis, Neuroses (OCD), behavioural problems

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Delusions

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An abnormal belief which is held with absolute subjective certainty which requires no external proof
Dx: Psychosis, Delusional disorder without hallucinations/thought disorder

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Delusional perception

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A new delusional interpretation is attached to a familiar and real perception without logical reason
Dx: PyPsychosis, Delusional disorder without hallucinations/thought disorder

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Thought alienation

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Delusional belief that ones thoughts are under the control of an outside agency. Includes insertion, withdrawal and broadcast.
Dx: Psychosis

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Thought insertion

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Delusional belief that the thoughts are being put into your mind by an external source
Dx: Psychosis

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Thought withdrawal

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Delusional belief thoughts are being withdrawn by an external agency
Dx: Psychosis

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Thought broadcast

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Delusional belief thoughts are being read by others

Dx: Psychosis

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Thought echo

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Auditory hallucination in which the patient hears his thoughts being spoken aloud. Either simultaneously or moment or two after thinking the
Dx: Psychosis

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Thought blocking

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Sudden interruption in the train of thought , leaving a blank, lack of recall
Dx: Psychosis

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Formal thought disorder

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Different groups of thought disorders, all pathologies of thought
Dx: Psychosis

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Catatonia

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A state of increased muscle tome affecting extension/flexion. Lack of voluntary movement
Dx: psychosis (schizophrenia)
Mood affective disorder (depression)
Neuroses (PTSD)
Drug use/overdose
Organic causes (Encephalitis)
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Stupor

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A condition in which the patient is immobile, mute and unresponsive but appears fully concious

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Psychomotor retardation

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Patient walks and acts slowly, long delay before the questions are answered
Dx: Mood disorder (Depression)

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Flight of ideas

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Speech = stream of accelerated thoughts with abrupt changes from topic to topic and no central direction.
Dx: Hypomania, Mania, bipolar diorder

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Pressure of speech

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Increased quality and rate of speech with is hard to interrupt
Can’t get a word in
Dx: Hypomania, Mania, bipolar diorder

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Concrete thinking

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Lack of abstract thinking

Dx: Organic brain disorder, thought disorder

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Loosening of association

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Loss of normal structure of thinking

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Circumstantial thinking

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Slow thinking involving unnecessary trivial ideas

Dx: thought disorder

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Perseveration

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Repetition of thought or an action

Dx: Dementia

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Confabulation

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Gaps in memory

Dx: Dementia, Alcohol related illness, Korsakoff psychosis (alcohol withdrawal)

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Somatic passivity

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Delusional belief that one is a passive recipient of bodily sensations
Dx: psychosis

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Made Acts or feeling

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Delusional belief that free will have been removed and external agency is controlling ones actions or feelings or impulses
Dx: Psychosis

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Clouding of consciousness

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Drowsy and not reactive to stimuli

Dx: Disturbance of concouisness, Delirium, Alcohol related illness (Wernickes)

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Anhedonia

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Loss of enjoyment in life

Dx Depression

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Incongruity of effect

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Mood doesn’t match circumstances

Dx: Depression, mania, bipolar

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Blunting of effect

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Reduced reactivity of mood

Dx: Depression

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Belle indifference

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Lack of concern for disability or the prospect of recovery

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Depersonalisation

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Patient feel her or she is altered in some way

Dx: Dissociative disorder

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Derealisation

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Surroundings do not seem really

Dx: Dissociative disorder

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Conversion

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Development of features suggestive of a physical illness but are attributes to a psychiatric illness or emotional disturbance rather than an organic pathology
Dx: Functional paralysis

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Dissociation

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Mechanism whereby psychological processes relating to consciousness are spilt or fragmented
Dx: Dissociative disorder

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Mannerism

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Abnormal/bizarre performance of a voluntary goal-directed activity
Dx: Schizophrenia motor disturbance

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Stereotype behaviour

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Repeated regular fixed pattern of movement or speech that is not gold directed
Dx: Schizophrenia motor disturbance

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Obsession

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Repetitive senseless thoughts
Recognised by the patient as being irrational
Unsuccessfully resisted
Dx: OCD,PTSD,Phobias

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Compulsion

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Repetitive stereotyped seemingly purposeful behaviour that is the motor element of obsessional thoughts
Dx: OCD

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