Psychotic Disorders — Flashcards

Which psychiatric disorder, delirium or dementia, is characterized by decreased intellectual function without affecting level of consciousness? _____

in cognitive testing; asking the patient to draw intersecting pentagons tests _____ skills

_____ are characteristic of Korsakoff syndrome

_____ syndrome is a chronic factitious disorder with predominantly physical signs/symptoms

Which psychiatric disorder, delirium or dementia, is characterized by acute onset "waxing and waning" level of consciousness? _____

What drug should you avoid in delirium?_____

_____ is sexual pleasure from dressing as the opposite sex (cross-dressing)

Which ego defense is defined as believing that people are either all good or all bad at different times due to intolerance of ambiguity? _____

Which ego defense is defined as proclaiming logical reasons for actions actually performed for other reasons (usually to avoid self-blame)? _____

Autism spectrum disorder is more common in _____ (gender)