RSL - Behavioural psych Flashcards
(47 cards)
ADHD: CNS
Decreased: Frontal lobe volume / metabolism
Conduct disorder vs Oppositional defiant
CD: Violates societal norms
OD: Absence of serious violation of social norms
Rett syndrome
Age 1-4; X-linked (only seen in girls; boys die in utero); regression characterized by loss of development, loss of verbal abilities, intellectual disability, ataxia, stereotyped hand wringing
NT change in disease: alzheimers
Low Ach,
high Glutamate
NT change in disease: Anxiety
High NE,
low GABA / 5-HT
NT change in disease: Depression
Low NE, 5-HT, dopamine
NT change in disease: Huntingtons
Low GABA, Ach,
High dopamine
NT change in disease: Parkinsons
Low Dopamine,
High Ach
Visual hallucinations: Association
Medical illness
Auditory hallucinations: association
Psychiatric illness
Olfactory hallucinations: association
Aura of psychomotor epilepsy and in brain tumors
Tactile hallucinations: association
Alcohol withdrawal, cocaine abuse
Hypnagogic hallucination
Occurs while going to sleep
Hypnopompic Hallucination
occurs when waking from sleep
Schizophrenia diagnostic criteria
≥2 Symptoms greater than 6 months; (≥ 1 core)
Core: Dellusions, Hallucinations, Disorganized speach
Bonus: disorganized behaviour, negative symptoms
tangentality
Shifting off topic
Flight of ideas
Rapid shifting of thoughts
Clang association
rhyme
Word salad
no meaningful word associations
Manic episode time
≥1 week
Manic episode: Symptoms
DIG FAST
Distractibility, Irresponsibility, Grandiosity, Flight of ideas, Active/agitation, Sleep deprivation, Talkative
Depression symptoms:
SIGECAPS Sleep disturbance Loss of Intrest Guilt Energy loss / fatigue Concentration Appetite loss Psychomotor retardaion / agitation Suicidal idealization Depressed mood
Depression sleep;
increased total REM, repeated nightmares
Greif vs depression
Intermittant / constant
Thoughts of Deceased / thoughts of self
Retained self esteem / self loathing
