Psychotic Disorders — Flashcards

Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis is a paraneoplastic syndrome that presents with psychiatric distrubance, memory deficits, seizures, dyskinesias, autonomic instability, and language dysfunction Commonly associated with _____

According to Freud, the _____ is the aspect of one's psyche that represents "morality, society, and parental teaching"

_____ is a psychiatric disorder in which the intentional production of symptoms is motivated by secondary gain, such as avoiding work, receiving f‌inancial compensation, evading arrest, or obtaining drugs

Which type of psychotherapy seeks to correct faulty assumptions and negative feelings that exacerbate psychiatric symptoms? _____

Delirium is associated with a(n) _____ pattern on EEG

What do you suspect if elderly pt. has psychosis/AMS postop? _____

First line treatment of Tourette's syndrome is _____

_____ is characterized by recurrent behavioral outbursts that are unplanned and out of proportion to the provocation.

Alzheimer disease = ↓ _____ in basal nucleus of meynert

Hint: neurotransmitter

Are long-acting injectable antipsychotics a good choice as an initial agent to treat psychosis? _____