Psychotic Disorders — Flashcards

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

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

In cognitive testing; asking the patient to draw a clock oriented to the time requested tests _____

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

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

The onset of Tourette syndrome symptoms is before age _____

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

Borderline personality disorder is more common in _____ (gender)

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

What is the treatment for borderline personality disorder? _____