Chapter 6: Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders Flashcards

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1
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 In addition to disorders covered
earlier, two other kinds of disorders
are commonly associated with stress
and anxiety:

A

◦ Somatoform disorders

◦ Dissociative disorders

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Somatoform disorders are problems

that appear to be medical but are due

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psychosocioal factors

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hypochondriasis–>SOMATIC SYMPTOM DISORDER
what age does it start?
what is the male/female ratio?

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can start at any age, but often in early adulthood.

equal between men and women

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% of people who suffer from Somatic Symptom Disorder

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1%-5%

symptoms rise and fall over the years for patients

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Define Dissociative Amnesia

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  1. one or more episodes of inability to recall important information, usually of a traumatic or stressful nature that is too extensive to be explained by ordinary forgetfulness.
  2. significant distress or impairment
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Describe localized dissociative amnesia

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most common type; loss of all
memory of events occurring within a limited
period

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describe selective dissociative amnesia

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– loss of memory for some, but not all,

events occurring within a period

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describe generalized dissociative amnesia

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loss of memory beginning with an
event, but extending back in time; may lose
sense of identity; may fail to recognize family and
friends

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describe continuous dissociative amnesia

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forgetting of both old and new
information and events; quite rare in cases of
dissociative amnesia

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What do clinicians know about dissociative amnesia?

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  • they do not know how common it is

- but many cases seem to begin during times of serious threat to health and safety

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Define Dissociative Fugue

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 People with dissociative fugue not only
forget their personal identities and details
of their past, but also flee to an entirely
different location

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What are the differences between brief and severe Dissociative Fugue?

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Brief: hours, days, ends suddenly
Severe: travel far from home, establish new name, relationships, line of work, personality characteristics

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What do somatoform and dissociative disorders have in common?

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  • both may appear in response to severe stress
  • traditionally viewed as form of escape from stress
  • a number of individuals suffer from both a somatoform and dissociative disorder
  • treated in similar ways.
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2 types of somatoform disorders

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  1. hysterical somatoform disorder

2. preoccupation somatoform disorders

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People with ____ _____ disorder suffer actual changes in their physical functioning

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Hysterical somatoform disorder

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3 types of Hysterical Somatoform disorders

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◦ Conversion disorder
◦ Somatization disorder
◦ Pain disorder associated with
psychological factors

17
Q

In this disorder, a psychosocial conflict or need is
converted into dramatic physical symptoms that
affect voluntary or sensory functioning

what are the symptoms?

A

Conversion Disorder

Symptoms often seem neurological, such as paralysis,
blindness, or loss of feeling

18
Q

People with ______ disorder have many
long-lasting physical ailments that have little
or no organic basis

 Also known as ________ syndrome

what are the symptoms?

A

somatization disorder

briquets syndrome

◦ To receive a diagnosis, a person must have a
range of ailments, including several pain
symptoms, gastrointestinal symptoms, a
sexual symptom, and a neurological
symptom

19
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Which lasts longer, hysterical conversion disorders or hysterical somatization disorders?

A

hysterical somatization disorders

20
Q

What is Munchausen Syndrome by proxy?

A

parents make up or produce physical illnesses in their children.

21
Q

What is Munchausen Syndrome??

A

extreme or long term form of fictious disorder

22
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What are the types preoccupation somatoform disorders?

A

illness anxiety disorder and body dysmorphia(not covered in class)

misinterpret or overreact to bodily symptoms or features
fears that one has a serious disease