Chapter 6: Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders Flashcards
In addition to disorders covered
earlier, two other kinds of disorders
are commonly associated with stress
and anxiety:
◦ Somatoform disorders
◦ Dissociative disorders
Somatoform disorders are problems
that appear to be medical but are due
psychosocioal factors
hypochondriasis–>SOMATIC SYMPTOM DISORDER
what age does it start?
what is the male/female ratio?
can start at any age, but often in early adulthood.
equal between men and women
% of people who suffer from Somatic Symptom Disorder
1%-5%
symptoms rise and fall over the years for patients
Define Dissociative Amnesia
- 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.
- significant distress or impairment
Describe localized dissociative amnesia
most common type; loss of all
memory of events occurring within a limited
period
describe selective dissociative amnesia
– loss of memory for some, but not all,
events occurring within a period
describe generalized dissociative amnesia
loss of memory beginning with an
event, but extending back in time; may lose
sense of identity; may fail to recognize family and
friends
describe continuous dissociative amnesia
forgetting of both old and new
information and events; quite rare in cases of
dissociative amnesia
What do clinicians know about dissociative amnesia?
- they do not know how common it is
- but many cases seem to begin during times of serious threat to health and safety
Define Dissociative Fugue
People with dissociative fugue not only
forget their personal identities and details
of their past, but also flee to an entirely
different location
What are the differences between brief and severe Dissociative Fugue?
Brief: hours, days, ends suddenly
Severe: travel far from home, establish new name, relationships, line of work, personality characteristics
What do somatoform and dissociative disorders have in common?
- 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.
2 types of somatoform disorders
- hysterical somatoform disorder
2. preoccupation somatoform disorders
People with ____ _____ disorder suffer actual changes in their physical functioning
Hysterical somatoform disorder
3 types of Hysterical Somatoform disorders
◦ Conversion disorder
◦ Somatization disorder
◦ Pain disorder associated with
psychological factors
In this disorder, a psychosocial conflict or need is
converted into dramatic physical symptoms that
affect voluntary or sensory functioning
what are the symptoms?
Conversion Disorder
Symptoms often seem neurological, such as paralysis,
blindness, or loss of feeling
People with ______ disorder have many
long-lasting physical ailments that have little
or no organic basis
Also known as ________ syndrome
what are the symptoms?
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
Which lasts longer, hysterical conversion disorders or hysterical somatization disorders?
hysterical somatization disorders
What is Munchausen Syndrome by proxy?
parents make up or produce physical illnesses in their children.
What is Munchausen Syndrome??
extreme or long term form of fictious disorder
What are the types preoccupation somatoform disorders?
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
