Chapter 27 : Somatic symptoms & related disorders Flashcards
the following flashcards are going to be on about somatic symptoms and related disorders from the study guide
somatization is affected by socialcultual and gender factors.
it often occurs in what gender ?
and has a strong associated with individuals who have been what?
women
sexually abused as children
SSD is a chronic relapsing condition that is characterized by ?
multiple physical symptoms of unknown origin that develop during times or emotional distress
typically patients who have been diagnosed with SSD, they perceive themselves as what?
sicker than sick and usually “provider shop”
what is conversation disorder ?
a condition of neurologic symptoms
( impaired voluntary muscles or sensory stimulation ) that is associated with severe emotional distress
factitious disorders include two types
the disorder itself and the factitious disorder imposed on another.
what is the factitious disorder?
what is factitious disorder imposed on another?
physical or psychological symptoms ( or both ) are fabricated to assume the sick role
the intentional production of symptoms is in others, usually children
identifying somatic symptom disorders is very complex because patients with these disorders usually what?
refuse to accept any psychiatric basis to their health problems and often go for years moving from one health care provider to another to receive medical attention and avoid psychiatric assessment
the development of the nursing-patient relationship is crucial to assessing these patients and identifying appropriate interventions.
because these patients deny any psychiatric basis to their problem and continue to focus on their symptoms as being medically based, the nurse must take a flexible, relaxed and nonjudgmental approach that acknowledges the symptoms but focuses on new ways of coping with stress and avoiding recurrence of symptoms
