PSYC203 Lecture Notes - Functional Analysis, Auditory Hallucination, Delusional Disorder
27 Oct 2013
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Presentation: 27 year old male, caucasian, unkempt (messy) appearance, strong australian accent, labile and frank, expressing sensitive matter with little reserve, attention and concentration were good, even when hallucinating, when hallucinating, physical tension, restlessness and distress increased. Increased suicidal ideation, stemming from frequent, daily auditory hallucination: sense of emotions fragility and emptiness, 3 female voices from inside his head, derogatory, critical, offensive, conversing with him as well as making commands. Identities were people he associated with as a child. Mid-teens shows infatuation with kellie but no relationship came out of this: misconstrue (misinterpret) events out in public, beliefs about voices: identity, intention and power. Functional analysis: antecedents (experiences, things that made it worse) Anxiety > increases voices > increases distress. Distraction, talking back, rub forehead, distress, anxiety, tension, depressed affect, sleep disturbances misconstrues. Course and part interventions: 19 years old. Coincided with a break up with long-time girlfriend: 22 year- present.
