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Chapter 6 - Preoccupation & Obsession Flashcards

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What is defining feature of somatic symptom disorder and related disorders

A

pathologically preoccupied and concerned with appearance or functioning of body

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What is somatic symptom disorder

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having somatic symptoms with no medical basis and being excessively concerned about them

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What role does identity play in somatic symptom disorder

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symptoms become entire identity and people don’t know how to interact without bringing up symptoms

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Who tends to have somatic symptom disorder

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women, unmarried, lower socioeconimic

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Who is the typical patient of somatic symptom disorder

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women between 18-24 with lower income from major urban area

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6
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What is illness anxiety disorder

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preoccupation with having or getting a serious illness

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What is the prevalence for illness anxiety

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1-5%

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Why is the onset for illness anxiety later in life

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more health problems/concerns as we age

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What features do somatic symptom and illness anxiety share

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similar onset
personality characteristics
runs in families
comorbid with one another

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What is the treatment for somatic and illness anxiety

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uncover unconscious conflict and meaning of symptoms
explain symptoms in educational way - reduction in fear
exposure
drugs
gatekeeper physician

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What is Psychological Factors affecting medical condition

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presence of diagnosed medical condition that is affected by psychological/behavioural factors

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What is functional neurological symptom disorder

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physical malfunction without physical explanation

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What is the prevalence of functional neurological symptom disorder

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30% inn neurological setting

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14
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Who tends to have functional neurological symptom disorder

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women

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functional neurological symptom disorder causes

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experience traumatic event that must be escaped

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functional neurological symptom disorder treatment

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identify and attend to trauma and reduce reinforcements (secondary gain)

17
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What is factitious disorders?

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symptoms are under voluntary control but there is no reason, other than attention, to produce them
faking it for no gain

18
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What is OCD

A

presence of obsessions, compulsions or both that cause significant distress or impairment

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What are obsessions

A

intrusive thoughts, images or urges

20
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What are the four major types of obsessions

A

symmetry
forbidden thoughts or actions
cleaning and contamination
hoarding

21
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What are compulsions

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thoughts or actions used to suppress obsessions that are believed to reduce stress or prevent dreaded event

22
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prevalence of OCD

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Lifetime - 1.6-2.3%
1 year - 1%

23
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Average onset of OCD

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Early adolescents-mid 20s
Boys - 13-15
Females - 20-24

24
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OCD causes

A

anxiety focused on having additional obsessions
bio and psycho precursors
early learned experience that thoughts are bad
thought = action

25
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OCD treatment

A

SSRIs
Exposure and ritual prevention
Reality testing
Psychosurgery (extreme)

26
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What is body dysmorphic disorder

A

preoccupation with imagined defect in appearance

27
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What is ideas of reference

A

people with body dysmorphic disorder believe that everything happening around them is related to defect

28
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body dysmorphic disorder prevalence

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hard to estimate
1-2% of community and 2-13% of students meet criteria

29
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what are the gender differences in body dysmorphic disorder

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men focus on body build, genitals, hair and tends to be more severe
women focus on body areas and more likely to have eating disorder

30
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body dysmorphic disorder onset

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adolescents - mid 20s
peaks at 16-17

31
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What are the 2 treatments for body dysmorphic disorder

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SSRIs
Exposure and response prevention

32
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What are the 3 characteristics of hoarding disorder

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Excessive acquisiton of things
difficulty discarding anything
living with excessive clutter

33
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Hoarding prevalence

A

2-5%

34
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What is trichotillomania

A

urge to pull out own hair

35
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What is Excoriation

A

repetitive and compulsive skin picking

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