symptoms that exists but should not be there - ✔✔ positive symptoms
What are the positive symptoms? - ✔✔
... [Show More] -hallucinations
-delusions
-disorganized speech
perceptual experiences that occur without actual external sensory stimuli, can include all 5 sense - ✔✔ hallucinations
hallucinations that are telling the patient to hurt themselves or others - ✔✔ command hallucinations
belief that one has exceptional powers, wealth, skills, influence, destiny - ✔✔ grandiose
belief that one is dead or a disaster is impending - ✔✔ nihilistic
belief that one is being watched, plotted against, ridiculed - ✔✔ persecutory
belief about abnormalities in body function or structure - ✔✔ somatic
believe they have a special relationship with god or are on a mission for God or that they are sinners - ✔✔ religious
believe that newspaper articles, Tv shows or song lyrics are directed specifically at them - ✔✔ referential
in the middle of talking about his childhood, the patient abruptly pauses, after which he cant remember what he was saying - ✔✔ thought blocking
"i know you know what I'm thinking. Everybody hears what I'm saying" - ✔✔ thought broadcasting
the man continually blames his poor memory on government agents who he claims are able to steal his thoughts - ✔✔ thought withdrawal
the patient repeatedly complains of having disturbingly violent thoughts, which, she claims, are being sent to her by satan - ✔✔ thought insertion
extremely detailed and lengthy talk about a topic but gets eventually to the point - ✔✔ circumstantiality
extremely detailed and lengthy talk about a topic but usually doesn't get to the point - ✔✔ tangentiality
absence of normal connectedness of thoughts, ideas, and topics - ✔✔ loose association
topic of conversation changes repeatedly and rapidly with only superficial associative connections - ✔✔ flight of ideas
repetition of another's word - ✔✔ echolalia
repetition of words that are similar in sound but in no other way - ✔✔ clang association
overly and artificial formal language - ✔✔ stilted language
as if words are being forced out - ✔✔ pressured speech
string of words totally unconnected - ✔✔ word salad
made up words - ✔✔ neologisms
suspiciousness that is unrealistic - ✔✔ paranoia
conclusions are reached that do not follow logically - ✔✔ illogically
behaviors or attitudes that reflect rage - ✔✔ aggression
inability to sit still or attend to others, pacing - ✔✔ agitiation
hyperactivity characterized by purposeless activity and abnormal movements - ✔✔ catatonic excitement
involuntary initiation of another's movements and gestures - ✔✔ echopraxia
childlike/immature - ✔✔ regressed behavior
repetitive purposeless movements that are peculiar to the person - ✔✔ stereotype
sustained attention to external stimuli - ✔✔ hypervigilance
posture held in fixed position - ✔✔ waxy flexibility
symptoms that should be there but aren't - ✔✔ negative symptoms
the successful performance of mental function, resulting in productive activities, fulfilling relationships, and the ability to adapt to change and cope with adversity - ✔✔ mental health
What are the attributes of mental health? - ✔✔ -rational thinking
-effective coping
-resiliency
-self-control
-self-awareness
-developmentally on task
-spiritual satisfaction
-happiness and joy
-self-care
-positive self-concept
-learning and productivity
-effective communication
-meaningful relationships
a clinically significant behavior or psychological syndrome experienced by a person, marked by distress, disability, or the risk of suffering, disability, or loss of freedom - ✔✔ mental illness
a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live in self-directed life and strive to reach their full potential - ✔✔ recovery
legislation that resulted in the mass movement of severely mentally ill patients from state hospitals to outpatient care - ✔✔ deinstitutionalization
began in the 1960s with the community mental health movement, psychiatric drug development, and de-institutionalized communities lacking in services, patients left without skills to function independently in a community and returned to the ED for care and had repeated admissions to psychiatric inpatient units - ✔✔ revolving door treatment [Show Less]