HIGH YIELD POINT FOR PSYCHIATRY 2015

HIGH YIELD POINT FOR PSYCHIATRY 2015

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Neurexin is responsible for synaptic transmission. It is implicated in autism.



Disorders oF perception-
Illusion- Sensory distortions
Hallucination- No stimulus; Clear, vivid, 3D; Insight is absent; No voluntary control; Objective space*

Auditory hallucination → Psychiatric disorder (typical of schizophrenia, may also be seen in depression)

Visual hallucination → Organic disorder

Olfactory hallucination → Temporal lobe epilepsy

Pseudo-hallucination-

Insight is present

May be in a subjective space

Imagery-
Not clear
Not 3D
Subjective space
Voluntarily controlled


Thought-
Flow
Form-
Flight of ideas (Prolixity): Two thoughts are joined by superficial association → Mania
Loosening of association
Word salad → Only words   

Neologism → Coining new words or using old words in unique way → schizophrenia (most characteristic sign)

Circumstantiality → Unnecessary boring details

Tangentiality- Patient gives unnecessary details but substantce of idea is not communicated.
Content- Delusion (Grandiose, Persecution, Reference)


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