Intro to Psych Flashcards
(12 cards)
Speech Disturbances found in psych (8)
Flight of ideas– rapid flow of thoughts Pressured speech– rapid, nonstop speech, emphatic Circumstantiality Perseveration Clang associations-- rhyme Retardation of thought– slow thought Derailing Echolalia– repeat what you are saying Neologisms– words they make up Incoherence
Circumstantiality
unnecessary remarks that cause a delay in getting to the point
Derailing
jump from 1 thought to another, have interruptions
Thought Disturbances found in psych (13)
Knight’s move in thought Tangential thinking– going one way and then they derail Thought broadcasting Heighten perception Depersonalization Illusions– distortion of the physical world Delusions– ideas that can not be undone Delusions of grandeur/persecution/somatic—MC ones Obsession Compulsion/impulsion thought blocking thought insertion hallucinations
Depolarization
PTSD do not recognize themselves for a second or two and goes away
thought broadcasting
– think their thoughts are being put in paper and on the news(psychosis)
heightened perception
heightened awareness of the people around them
Perception Disturbances (3)
Dulled/heighten perceptions
Phobias
Illusions
The Mental Status Exam consists of 5 areas for psych
Appearance and behavior– dressed appropriately for the weather Speech and language Mood and affect Thoughts and perceptions Cognition
We evaluate a patient’s thought processes by assessing (3)
Speech logic, organization, coherence
Thought relevance
Do thoughts progress logically, are they goal directed or disorganized
Evaluate whether responses are _______ for psych
Reality based
Impulse based
Wish fulfillment
Disordered thought content
agnosia
inability to recognize a sensory stimulus in the setting of normal primary sensation
