ARTICLE Flashcards
1
Q
What are four nicknames for one who thinks they are infested with bugs?
A
- delusional infestation
- delusory parasitosis
- delusions of infestation
- ekbom syndrom
2
Q
What is ekbom syndrom?
A
delusion that one’s body is infested with non-existent bugs
3
Q
Are these people imagining the bugs?
A
no, this is their reality even if the bugs aren’t there
4
Q
Can you just talk these people out of this delusion?
A
NO
a truly unshakable belief
5
Q
Entomophobia
A
fear of insects
6
Q
Arachnophobia
A
fear of spiders
7
Q
What are some bugs people might blame?
A
springtails
culicoides
bed bugs
scabies
chiggers
bird mites
8
Q
What are some samples Dr. Hinkle receives?
A
dry skin
dry scabs
dry blood
9
Q
What is the most commonly reported delusional disorder?
A
delusory parasitosis
10
Q
How many cases a year of this disease / delusion?
A
250,000 cases in US per year
