Schizophrenia

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www.komen.org/schizophreniaassociatedwithincreasedcancermortality. Cancer 2009.

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The next few slides are a review of general psychiatric definitions, defense mechanism and communication techniques.

They may or may not be related to the current topic.

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Psych Definitions

Delusion = fixed beliefs that usually involve a misinterpretation of experience. “Client believes someone is reading his thoughts”

Several types: grandiose, nihilistic, persecutory, somatic

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Psych Definitions

Hallucinations = perceptual experiences that occur in absence of actual sensory stimuli; involves the 5 senses.

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Psych Definitions

Illusions = person misperceives or exaggerates stimuli that actually exist in the external environment.

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Defense Mechanism

Affiliation =

Turning to others for help or support; sharing problems with others without implying that someone else is responsible.

Ex: An individual has a fight with spouse and turns to their best friend for emotional support.

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Defense Mechanism

Devaluation =

Attributing exaggerated negative qualities to self or others.

Ex: A boy has been rejected by his long time girlfriend. He tells his friends that he realizes that she is stupid and ugly.

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Defense Mechanism

Displacement =

Transferring a feeling about, or a response to, one object onto another (usually less threatening) substitute object

Ex: A child is mad at her mother for leaving for the day, but says she is really mad at the sitter for serving her food she does not like.

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Communication Technique

Confrontation =

Presenting the patient with a different reality of the situation.

Ex: My best friend never calls. She hates me. Nurse ‘I was in the room yesterday when she called.’

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Communication Technique

Doubt =

Expressing or voicing doubt when a patient relates a situation.

Ex: My best friend hates me. Nurse ‘From what you have told me, that does not should like her. When did she last call you?’

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