Chapter 9 Flashcards
:a mental health condition that causes people to have an extreme focus on physical symptoms
:Persistent thoughts, high level of anxiety, excessive time and energy devoted to the symptoms
:With Symptoms of a certain illness?
Somatic Symptom Disorder (SSD)
What does SSD called in the past? (DSM-IV)
Hypochondriasis
Preoccupation with having or acquiring a serious illness (Without or mild symptoms of the certain illness)?
Illness Anxiety Disorder
5 symptoms of conversion disorder?
Weakness or paralysis
Abnormal movement
Swallowing symptoms
Seizures
Sensory Loss
Difference of SSD and IAD?
Somatic Symptom - if the somatic symptom is present, they would feel that their symptoms are too distressing that it would cause them harm or death
Illness Anxiety - minimal to no somatic symptoms and are concerned of being ill
“Fake symptoms REAL disorder”
Conversion disorder
Intentional falsification of physical or psychological signs or symptoms of illness, which in some cases leads the person to make hospitalization a way of life
“Real symptoms FAKE disorder”
Factitious Disorder
3 ways to test conversion disorder?
Hoover’s Sign
Tremor Entrainment test
Closed eyes with resistance to opening
Duration of SSD?
6 months
Primary gain of Conversion Disorder?
Internal “Peace of mind”
Secondary gain for conversion disorder?
-Special treatment
-External reward
-Reinforcement
conversion disorder is from unconscious? T or F
True
Primary gain for Factitious disorder
Medical attention or sympathy
Factitious syndrome imposed on self is called?
Munchausen syndrome
Factitious syndrome imposed other people is called?
Munchausen by proxy
Duration for IAD?
6 months
Secondary gain for Factitious disorder?
-Day off
-Extra compensation
-Malingering
