Psychotic Disorders — Flashcards

Which extrapyramidal symptoms (e.g. due to antipsychotic use) occur within months to years? _____

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with _____ intelligence that coexists with difficulties in school

What symptoms of alcohol withdrawal may occur during the 48 - 96 hour time period? _____

What feature of psychosis is characterized by speech that is incoherent ("word salad"), tangential, or derailed? _____

_____ disorder is characterized by inconsolable periods of terror with screaming in the middle of the night (stage N3 sleep)

Borderline personality disorder is more common in _____ (gender)

What is the treatment for borderline personality disorder? _____

What psychological disorder is characterized by increased intake of free water, leading to hyponatremia and production of a volume of dilute urine?_____

_____ (dementia or delirium) is usually secondary to other illness (e.g. CNS disease, infection, trauma, substance abuse/withdrawal, metabolic disturbances, hemorrhage, urinary/fecal retention)

Antisocial personality disorder is more common in _____ (gender)