Chapter 6 part 2 Flashcards
What are other symptoms of conversion disorder that can be present?
- Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures
2. Globus hystericus (lump in throat)
What are two factors to determine the veracity of conversion disorder?
- Lack of indifference about effects of the disorder
2. Marked distress
What is the rate of false diagnosis of conversion disorder?
4%
What is the role of unconscious mental processes in conversion disorder
- People with conversion disorders with blindness can still do tasks related to sight. Thus, their ability and perception are disjointed
What is the prevalence rate of conversion disorder in a neurological setting?
30%
What gender has the most conversion disorder?
Found mostly in women
What are four causes Freud puts forward for conversion disorder?
a. Traumatic event
b. Repression of the conflict from trauma
c. When the conflict threatens to arise to surface, it is converted into physical symptoms
d. The person then receives attention and sympathy from loved ones
According to Freud’s theory on conversion disorder, what is “primary gain”?
The reduction of anxiety caused by creating physical symptoms to vent anxiety below the surface
According to Freud’s theory on conversion disorder, what is “secondary gain”?
the person receives sympathy and attention from loved ones
What is the consensus on Frued’s theory for conversion disorder
a. Correct on at least three of the steps
b. The exception is primary gain
What is the way to treat conversion disorder?
Identify and attend to the traumatic life event that started it all
Define a factitious disorder
i. Symptoms are under voluntary control, but there is no reason for faking the symptoms
Define factitious disorder imposed by another
- A mother will cause the symptoms in her child
