Psychotic Disorders — Flashcards

Flashcard 81: Childhood onset motor and vocal tics lasting ≥ 1 year is suggestive of _____

Answer: Tourette's syndrome

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Flashcard 82: Which personality disorder may be associated with micropsychotic episodes, often in response to stress? _____

Answer: Borderline personality disorder

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Flashcard 83: Are hallucinations involving a **living** relative during a period of bereavement considered normal? _____

Answer: No

Flashcard 84: Patient being treated for hallucinations admitted with fever and confusion. Exam shows diffuse muscle resistance to motion, diaphoresis, tachypnea, dry mucous membranes. _____

Answer: Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (due to antipsychotics)

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Flashcard 85: _____ disorders are when a patient consciously creates physical and/or psychological symptoms in order to assume a "sick role" to get medical attention and sympathy (primary/internal gain)

Answer: Factitious

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Flashcard 86: What is the recommended treatment for dissociative identity disorder? _____

Answer: Trauma-focused psychotherapy

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Flashcard 87: Splitting is a major defense mechanism seen in patients with _____ personality disorder

Answer: borderline

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Flashcard 88: _____ is a general term used to describe a distorted perception of reality

Answer: Psychosis

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Flashcard 89: Benzodiazepine withdrawal presents similarly to _____ withdrawal

Answer: alcohol

Extra: Benzodiazepine withdrawal symptoms (agitation, tremors, hallucinations, elevated vital signs, delirium, seizures) typically start within 1-2 days for short-acting agents.

Flashcard 90: ↓ REM sleep latency and hallucinations/sleep paralysis is suggestive of _____

Answer: narcolepsy

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