Which 3 of the following symptoms are main typical characteristics of psychosis?
Hallucinations
Delusions
Disorder of form of thought
Tremor
Manic episodes
Memory loss
Reduced concentration
Psychosis is defined by a lack of insight
A perception which occurs in the absence of an external stimulus is known as a ...
Hallucination
Delusion
Deception
A hallucination whereby a person's organs feel like they are moving/not working/shrinking is known as a haptic visceral organ( haptic, visceral, organ ) hallucination
Innocuous or coincidental events that are ascribed a meaning by the person is known as ...
Ideas of reference
Thought insertion
Passivity of thought
Delusional perception
A fixed, falsely held belief held with unshakeable conviction is known as a ...
Self referential experience
❌: Not understandable and are psychologically irreducible ❌: Understandable in the context of preceding affects or other experiences such as a hallucination
A patient presents to their GP saying sentences that you consider to be illogical and lacking in sequence:
"I came here in my Dad's car, he's got a blue car, blue is the colour of the sea. I do like to be beside the seaside. In the summer, summer time. That was a song by Will Smith, wasn't it?"
What is this patient likely to be suffering from?
Thought Disorder
Paranoid Delusions
Thought Insertion
Ideas of Reference
Schizophrenia is most commonly associated with 3rd 2nd 1st( 3rd, 2nd, 1st ) person auditory hallucinations
A patient presents to their GP describing feeling worthless and extreme guilt over not putting out the bins in time 5 months ago. He describes having heard threatening voices every so often. What condition is he likely suffering from?
Depressive Psychosis
Manic Psychosis
Schizophrenia
A patient presents with the following symptoms: Confusion and disorientation Disorientation in time, place and person Memory loss, including decreased short-term memory and recall. Visual hallucinations Emotional changes with frequent changes in moods
What are they likely suffering from?
Delirium
There are three types of schizophrenia. Which is the most common?
Paranoid Schizophrenia
Hebephrenic Schizophrenia
Catatonic Schizophrenia
Which type of schizophrenia is characterised by patients who act more childish and frivolous?
The type of schizophrenia whereby a movement disorder predominates the condition is known as schizophrenia
Which of the following are 'negative symptoms' of schizophrenia?
Reduced amount of speech
Reduced motivation and drive
Passivity phenomena
Disorder of the form of thought
Reduced interest and pleasure
Reduced social interaction
Blunting of affect
Peak incidence of schizophrenia: Between ❌ years old in men Between ❌ years old in women
Patients with schizophrenia tend to have shrunken brain ventricles
