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what is psychosis?

process in which the sufferers experiences and reasoning do not reflect reality
what is psychosis defined as?
- a disturbance in thought process and content
- often associated with an impaired ability to relate to others and to intersubjective experience
a person that is suffering from a psychotic illness may lack?
- insight into their illness
- may appear to have lost touch with reality
what may be evident in a pt with psychosis?
- hallucinations
- delusions
- disorganised thoughts
- anomalous experiences
what mental illness come under psychosis?
- schizophernia
- bipolar disorder (manic depression)
- affective mood disorders.
what is schizophrenia characterised by?
- disintegration of thought and perception process
- contract with reality and emotional responsiveness
schizophernia may be acute or chronic and fluctuate in severity. T or F

True
when is the onset of schizophernia in men and women?
- men- mid to late teens
- women- slightly later
for schizophernia, what are the three types of delusions?
- paranoid
- grandiose
- persecution
for schizophernia, what are the 5 types of hallucinations?
- auditory
- tactile
- visual
- olfactory
- taste
what can affective mood disorders be?
- unipolar (mania)
- bipolar (manic depression)
- neurotic or psychotic
- mild or severe
what is mania?
- condition characterised by episodes of boundless energy
- a feeling of euphoria and of the person being very successful
what are the signs and symptoms of mania?
- elevated mood/ talkative/ optimistic (may be unrealistic)
- sleep disturbance
- flight of ideas/decreased attention span
- disinhibited (often sexually)
- may have delusions of grandeur (impressiveness)
what does bipolar disorder cause?
- severe/intense mood swings from V low(depressive state)
- to V high (manic state)
over what time frame can bipolar mood swings happen?

within hours, or can take days, weeks or months
what may someone who is suffering from bipolar become?

suicidal
what may bipolar disorder be accompanied by?
- delusions
- hallucinations
- thought disorder
what is a person in between bipolar episodes usually able to do?

maintain a normal lifestyle
someone with bipolar having a manic episode. how may they be acting?
- inflated self esteem or grandiosity
- decreased need for sleep
- more talkative than usual or pressure to keep talking
- flight of ideas or subjective experiences that thoughts are racing
it seems that people with bipolar disorder have a..
- chemical brain imbalance
- and onset often follows periods of stress

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Psychosis

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psychosis

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2019-05-16T17:54:04Z

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