Chapter 8: Dissociative and Somatic Symptom Disorders Flashcards
hysteria
an emotional condition marked by extreme excitability and bodily symptoms for which there is no medical explanation
dissociation
the separation of mental processes - such as perception, memory, and self-awareness - and behaviors that are normally integrated
amnesia
memory loss, which is usually temporary in dissociative disorder but, in rare cases, may be permanent
identity problem
a dissociative symptom in which a person isn’t sure who he or she is or may assume a new identity
derealization
a dissociative symptom in which the external world is perceived or experienced as strange or unreal
depersonalization
a dissociative symptom in which the perception or experience of self - either one’s body or one’s mental processes - is altered to the point where the person feels like an observer, as though seeing oneself from the “outside”
dissociative disorder
a category of psychological disorders in which consciousness, memory, emotion, perception, body representation, motor control, or identity are dissociated to the point where the symptoms are pervasive, cause significant distress, and interfere with daily functioning
dissociative amnesia
a dissociative disorder in which the sufferer has a significantly impaired memory for important experiences or personal information that cannot be explained by ordinary forgetfulness
depersonalization-derealization disorder
a dissociative disorder, the primary symptom of which is persistent feeling of being detached from one’s mental processes, body, or surrounding
dissociative identity disorder (DID)
a dissociative disorder characterized by the presence or two or more distinct personality states, or an experience of possession trance, which gives rise to a discontinuity in the person’s sense of self and agency
somatic symptoms disorder
a category of psychological disorders characterized by symptoms about physical well-being along with cognitive distortions about bodily symptoms and their meaning; the focus on these bodily symptoms causes significant distress or impaired functioning
somatic symptom disorder (SSD)
a somatic symptom disorder characterized by at least one somatic symptoms that is distressing or disrupts daily life, about which the person has excessive thoughts, feelings, or behaviors
conversion disorder
a somatic symptom disorder that involves sensory or motor symptoms that are incompatible with known neurological and medical conditions
illness anxiety disorder
a somatic symptom disorder marked by a preoccupation with a fear or belief of having a serious disease in the face of either no or minor medical symptoms and excessive behaviors related to this belief