Schizophrenia
What is a belief that is clearly false
A delusion
What is a repetitive behavior performed in response to an obsession?
A compulsion
What is sexual side effects, nausea, headache, sleep problems
Difficulty discarding possessions, and the accumulation of possessions compromises the intended use of living spaces
What is hoarding disorder?
This disorder is characterized by reoccurring episodes of eating abnormally large amounts of food resulting in feelings of distress
What is binge eating disorder
Before you diagnose psychosis or schizophrenia, what 2 categories of conditions must you rule out first?
What are medical conditions and substance use conditions?
This term refers to having an exaggerated sense of superiority or belief that they have extraordinary abilities
What is grandiose
What type of medications is most likely to cause the side effect metabolic syndrome?
What are anti-psychotics? (most at risk are clozapine (clozaril) and olanzipine (zyprexa)
a severe symptom that can occur in schizophrenia, depression, or bipolar disorders in which there can be mutism, stupor, stereotypic movements, and echolalia
What is catatonia?
set of Childhood onset disorders that involve sudden, rapid, recurrent, non-rhythmic motor movements or vocalizations
What are Tic Disorders?
This category of symptoms in schizophrenia refers to what a person experiences: hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thought, etc.
What is a positive symptom
This term refers to an episode of elevated mood, inflated self esteem, decreased need for sleep, racing thoughts and increased activity
What is mania
This medication side effect refers to involuntary and abnormal movements of the jaw, lips and tongue
This disorder is characterized by fear of anxiety about being exposed to possible scrutiny by others, and that they will act in a way that will be negatively evaluated by others.
What is social anxiety disorder
This disorder involves the presence of two or more distinct identities or personality states, each with it's own pattern of perceiving and interacting with the world
what is dissociative identity disorder
This category of symptoms of schizophrenia refers to what a person does not have, eg. flat affect, social isolation, etc
What is a negative symptom
This is a persistent disturbing preoccupation of an idea, image, or impulse
What is an obsession
how long on average does it take for SSRIs to work (and side effects to diminish)
4-6 weeks
the time frame symptoms must be present for a hypomanic episode (versus a manic episode)
What is at least 4 consecutive days
This type of personality disorder results in extreme emotional instability often with self harm and difficulty forming personal relationships
What is borderline personality disorder
What term refers to how a person with psychosis makes sometimes tangential jumps in logic when they struggle to understand why something is happening. This is not the same as lying!
What is conflabulation
This term is a prediction of the severity, duration or outcome of a condition
What is a prognosis
These side effects are a result of benzodiazepine usage
What is drowsiness, dizziness, confusion, and in severe cases, memory and cognitive problems
excessive thoughts and feelings related to health concerns that create anxiety and significant time and energy related to health concerns that interferes with one's life
What is somatic symptom disorder
What mental health diagnosis has the following symptoms: difficulties in social interactions, different speaking patterns, difficulties understanding body language, high sensibility to stimuli, tendencies towards shyness, hype fixation on specific topics, resistance to change, very literal comprehension and use of speech.
Autism Spectrum Disorder