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Psychosis (Distorted Perception of reality (hallucinations (Types include,…
Psychosis
Distorted Perception of reality
delusions
unique false fixed idiosyncratic beliefs that persist despite the facts and are not typical of a patients culture or religion
eg thinking aliens are communicating with you
erotomania
grandiose
jealous
persecutory
somatic
mixed
unspecified
hallucinations
perceptions in the absence of external stimuli
contrast w illusions: misperceptions of real stimuli
Types include
visual
medical illness more likely than psychiatric
auditory
psychiatric illness
olfactory
aura of temporal lobe epilepsy "burning rubber" and in brain tumors
gustatory
rare , epilepsy
tactile
common in alcohol withdrawal and stimulant use
hypnagogic
occurs while going to sleep
hypnopompic
occurs while waking from sleep
disorganized thoughts/speech
speech may be incoherent (word salad), tangential, or derailed (loose associations)