Psychiatric Mental Health-EXAM 3 REVIEW
what is brief psychotic disorder? -sudden onset of at least one of the following:
1. delusions
2. hallucinations
3. disorganized speech
4. disorganized or catatonic behavior
-must last longer than 1 day, but no longer than 1 month, with the expectation
of a return to normal functioning.
what is schizophreniform disorder? -symptoms are exactly like those of schizophrenia, except that symptoms have
thus far lasted LESS than 6 months;
-impaired social or occupational functioning may not be apparent
-may or may not return to previous level of functioning.
what is schizoaffective disorder? -symptoms of schizophrenia and mood disorder
-major depressive, manic, or mixed episode, concurrent with symptoms that
meet the criteria for schizophrenia.
what is substance use psychosis? -delusions or hallucinations from illicit drugs, alcohol, medications, or toxins.
what is psychosis from a medical condition? -delusions or hallucinations from delirium, neurological disease, hepatic or
renal disease, etc.
, Psychiatric Mental Health-EXAM 3 REVIEW
describe the signs and symptoms of schizophrenia,
including disorganized
thinking, hallucinations, and delusions.
what are hallucinations? -false sensory perception that can affect any sense
-most common is auditory.
what are auditory hallucinations? -hearing distressing voices that are not real (70% of all hallucinations).
what are visual hallucinations? -seeing people or things that aren't there.
what are olfactory hallucinations? -smelling things that aren't real
what are gustatory hallucinations? -tasting things that aren't real
what are tactile hallucinations? -feeling things on skin that aren't real
, Psychiatric Mental Health-EXAM 3 REVIEW
what are command hallucinations? -auditory hallucinations aka voicesthat instruct a person to perform specific
acts, ranging from harmless behaviors to dangerous, violent actions against
themselves or others.
what are delusions? -fixed, false beliefs unshakable despite evidence to the contrary.
what is disorganized thinking? -a symptom of severe mental illness (like schizophrenia or mania) where
thoughts become fragmented, illogical, or incoherent, severely hindering
communication.
compare and contrast the positive and negative clinical
manifestations of schizophrenia.
what are positive symptoms of schizophrenia? -symptoms that should not be present, related to behavior, thought,
perception, & speech.
-can be agitation, bizarre behavior delusions, hallucinations, disorganized
speech such as flight of ideas and loose associations
what is echopraxia? mimicking movements of another person
what are stereotyped behaviors? -repetitive behaviors that do not serve a logical purpose.
what is brief psychotic disorder? -sudden onset of at least one of the following:
1. delusions
2. hallucinations
3. disorganized speech
4. disorganized or catatonic behavior
-must last longer than 1 day, but no longer than 1 month, with the expectation
of a return to normal functioning.
what is schizophreniform disorder? -symptoms are exactly like those of schizophrenia, except that symptoms have
thus far lasted LESS than 6 months;
-impaired social or occupational functioning may not be apparent
-may or may not return to previous level of functioning.
what is schizoaffective disorder? -symptoms of schizophrenia and mood disorder
-major depressive, manic, or mixed episode, concurrent with symptoms that
meet the criteria for schizophrenia.
what is substance use psychosis? -delusions or hallucinations from illicit drugs, alcohol, medications, or toxins.
what is psychosis from a medical condition? -delusions or hallucinations from delirium, neurological disease, hepatic or
renal disease, etc.
, Psychiatric Mental Health-EXAM 3 REVIEW
describe the signs and symptoms of schizophrenia,
including disorganized
thinking, hallucinations, and delusions.
what are hallucinations? -false sensory perception that can affect any sense
-most common is auditory.
what are auditory hallucinations? -hearing distressing voices that are not real (70% of all hallucinations).
what are visual hallucinations? -seeing people or things that aren't there.
what are olfactory hallucinations? -smelling things that aren't real
what are gustatory hallucinations? -tasting things that aren't real
what are tactile hallucinations? -feeling things on skin that aren't real
, Psychiatric Mental Health-EXAM 3 REVIEW
what are command hallucinations? -auditory hallucinations aka voicesthat instruct a person to perform specific
acts, ranging from harmless behaviors to dangerous, violent actions against
themselves or others.
what are delusions? -fixed, false beliefs unshakable despite evidence to the contrary.
what is disorganized thinking? -a symptom of severe mental illness (like schizophrenia or mania) where
thoughts become fragmented, illogical, or incoherent, severely hindering
communication.
compare and contrast the positive and negative clinical
manifestations of schizophrenia.
what are positive symptoms of schizophrenia? -symptoms that should not be present, related to behavior, thought,
perception, & speech.
-can be agitation, bizarre behavior delusions, hallucinations, disorganized
speech such as flight of ideas and loose associations
what is echopraxia? mimicking movements of another person
what are stereotyped behaviors? -repetitive behaviors that do not serve a logical purpose.
