10. Somatoform Disorders Flashcards
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Types of somatoform disorders are:
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Somatization disorder
Pain disorder
Conversion disorder
Hypochondriasis
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- Clients experience physical symptoms despite no underlying medical explanation for them.
- People may negatively label these clients as “attention seeking”.
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Somatoform Disorders
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- A person diagnosed with this disorder is extremely focused on physical symptoms, such as pain, weakness or shortness of breath, to a level that results in major distress and/or problems functioning.
- The individual has excessive thoughts, feelings and behaviors relating to the physical symptoms.
- It begins by 30 years of age.
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Somatization disorder
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- Chronic pain is experienced by a patient in one or more areas, and is thought to be caused by psychological stress.
- The pain is often so severe that it disables the patient from proper functioning.
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Pain disorder
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Conversion disorder/ conversion reaction:
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- Involves unexplained, sudden deficits in sensory or motor function.
- Symptoms are described as psuedoneurologic because medical tests/lab findings can’t fully explain them. La belle indifference
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Illness anxiety disorder (Hypochondria):
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- This disorder causes persistent, unrealistic fears about having a serious illness or becoming sick.
- Clients misinterpret body sensations and functions.
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- It is an unconscious defense mechanism.
- People with somatoform disorders keep stress, anxiety & frustration inside rather than expressing them outwardly.
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Internalization
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- These are direct external benefits that being sick provides such as relief of anxiety, conflict or stress.
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Primary gains
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Secondary gains
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- Are internal or personal benefits received from others because one is sick, such as attention from family members and attention measures.
- The person learns they “need to be sick” to have their emotional needs met.
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