Early non specific changes signs Social withdrawal or isolation Decline in functioning at school or work in selfcare Depressed mood Anxiety Decreased motivation Reduced concentration ID: 497288
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Slide1
PsychosisSlide2
Early
, non
specific changes (signs)
Social
withdrawal or isolation
Decline in functioning (at school or work, in self-care)
Depressed mood
Anxiety
Decreased motivation
Reduced concentration
Sleep disturbance
Reduced emotional expression
Problems with handling everyday stress
Impairment in personal hygieneSlide3
What
do
you say when somebody
asks you ‘ what is psychosis’?
Problems
in
meaning
and
thinking
Problems
in
sensory
perception
Problems
with
cognitive
functioning
Problems
in
emotional
lifeSlide4
Problems
in the
meaning and thinking
The
meaning: interpretation of
himself
or the
surroundings
:
delusions
f.e
.
social
interaction
:
can
you
trust
that
person? He looks
angry
with
me.
A person
with
psychosis
is
attracted
by
a
specific
sort
of
interpretation
.
f.e
.
megalomania
: he is
loving
me.
f.e
.
suspiciousness
Lots of
associationsSlide5
Problems in
sensory
perception
Hallucinations
(hearing, seeing, tasting, smelling, feeling)Slide6
Problems
in
cognitive functioning
Problems
with recognising the
tone
of a
conversation
Problems
in
recognising
mimic
expressions
and
gestures
Problems
in flexibility (
switching
from
one
subject
to
another
is hard)
Problems
in information processing (
everything
is important)
Problems
with
abstractionSlide7
Problems
in
emotional functioning
Less
emotional driveFlat
emotions
Flat
mimicSlide8
Consequences
Less
emotional
expressionsDepression
Isolation
Loss
of skills
Loss
of control
Anxiety
,
agitationSlide9
Brain
Frontal
brain
:
lack of dopaminEmotions, abstraction and
learning
->
apathy
Central
brain
:
to
much
dopamin
Marking
of information:
what
is important ->
everything
seems
to
be
important.Slide10
Treatment
Medication
Psycho-education
Crisis-
intervention
Early
interventionSlide11
Psychosis
documentary