Psychotic disorder - Characteristics of Disorders

Question 1

Psychotic disorder

Answer 1

Psychosis causes a loss of contact with reality, so may become more and more isolated and withdrawn. Psychosis is any disorder that causes a person to have hallucinations leading to confusion and disorientation.
(Appreciate there are different forms of a particular illness)

Question 2

Treatment

Answer 2

Psychosis are treatable with drug therapies and can help people lead a more normal life.

Question 3

Schizophrenia

Answer 3

characterised by… profound thought disturbance

Question 4

GENERAL - INTRO

Answer 4

Loss of contact with reality.
Lead to become more withdraw and isolate oneself.
Lose sense of what is really happening in their life, become more confused and disorientated.
Thought processes disconnected and the individual loses grip with reality.
Evidence of a link of substance abuse and increase in psychotic illness.
Schizophrenia is characterised by profound thought disturbance, and is a psychotic disorder.

Question 5

Positive symptoms

Answer 5

In those with schizophrenia but not normal.

eg. Halluncinations, Delusions

Question 6

Hallucinations

Answer 6

Individual hears or feels something that isn’t there. e

Schizophrenia - hearing voices. May answer these, have conversations.

Question 7

Delusion

Answer 7

Particular kind of unusual belief.
Paranoid delusions - unreasonable eg. unfaithful partner.
Delusions of reference - see special meanings.

Question 8

Thought disorder

Answer 8

Muddled thought

Question 9

Feelings of being controlled

Answer 9

Feeling that someone is taking the thoughts out of their head and trying to take control over them.

Question 10

Negative symptoms

Answer 10

In normal people but not those with schizophrenia.
eg. losing emotional responses and lack of motivation.

LESS OBVIOUS.

Result in social isolation.

Question 11

Apathy

Answer 11

Can’t be bothered to communicate with others.

Question 12

Flat effect

Answer 12

General lack of emotion.

Question 13

DSM

Answer 13

Must meet 3 diagnostic criteria

Question 14

1 DSM characteristic symptoms

Answer 14

Delusions
Hallucinations
Disorganised speech/ behaviour
Negative symptoms

Question 15

2, 3, 4

Answer 15

2 = Social or occupational dysfunction
3 = 6 month duration
4 = no other explanation

Question 16

ICD

Answer 16

Delusions of control
Hallucinatory voices
Catatonic behaviour

1% risk
rarely before age of 15.

Question 17

Schizophrenia Types 4

Answer 17

Paranoid - delusions, esp. of persecution = late onset
Disorganised - flat, inappropriate effect
Catatonic - little or no reaction to anyone, long period immobile.
Undifferentiated