Class 7 Somatic / Eating Disorders Flashcards
One or more distressing symptoms
Excessive thoughts, anxiety, behavior around symptoms or health concerns
Without significa physical findings/ med diagnosis
Suffering is authentic / involuntary
high functional impairment
Medical care rarely alleviates concerns
Somatic symptom disorder
Misinterpreting physical sensation
Preoccupation with having/ getting serious illness for atleast 6 months
High anxiety about health
Maybe care-seeking or care-avoidant
Illness anxiety disorder
Neurological Symptoms in absence of a Neurological diagnosis
Deficits in voluntary motor or sensory functions
Common Symptoms: Paralysis, blindness, Gait disorder, numbness, loss vision or hearing, episode resemble epilepsy
La belle indifference - Lack of being upset about the “Distressing” Neurological Symptoms
Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder
AKA
Conversion Disorder
Psychosocial stress can impact these diseases (5)
CV Diseases
Peptic Ulcer
Cancer
Headaches
Essential HTN
Epidemiology
Group most likely to have Somatic Diseases
16 - 25 female
Cultural consideration
Why the West has more somatization issues.
Materialism over sense of belonging & other hippy crap
Psychodynamic theory states that psychogenic pain, illness, and loss of function are…
Related to repressed conflict & transformation of anxiety into physical symptoms
_____ (somatic) disorder is related to anger, Aggression, or hostility with origin in pass losses.
It is expressed as a need for help and concern from others
Illness anxiety disorder
What are secondary gains associated with somatic disorders…
Getting out of responsibility
Attention
Manipulation of others
_____ style
May help distinguish between Illness Anxiety Disorder (more anxiety about symptoms & obsessive attention to details) and somatization disorder (patients is often rambling & vague)
Cognitive style
How is ability for somatoform patients to express themselves.
Poor
May often express themselves through somatic symptoms
Most important initial care plan Diagnosis for somatiform disorder
Establishing a helping relationship
Since they will often go to many drs. To find a cause of their pain
6 key elements for effective treatment of somatoform disorder
- Continuity of care
- Avoid unnecessary procedures
- Provide frequent, brief, regular visits
- Avoid disparaging remarks
5 . Always conduct a physical exam - Set reasonable therapeutic goals
Are SMART Outcomes often meet by patients with somatoform disorders.
No, often partially meet
Artifical, deliberate fabrication of symptoms or self-inflict injury
Assuming of Sick Role / Patient Status
Compulsive
Use ERs esp at nighttime
Fictitious disorder
3 main types
Physical, Psychological, Both
Dramatic description of illness
Demands specific treatments
When staff sets limits patient becomes angry and accuses staff of incompetence
May inject toxins or have multiple surgery to investigate unexplained symptoms
Fictitious Disorder
Describe Munchausen Syndrome by proxy
Making or pretending a vulnerable/ dependent person is ill to gain attention
Malingering
Pretending to be ill for Secondary Gains. Insurance fraud, meds, avoidance of prison or work
This brain dysfunction is the only identified for somatoform disorders
Impaired processing
Nurse often become upset about fictitious diseases presented by these patients and have Countertransference .
What should be done with countertransference
Acknowledged and addressed
It is best to confront patients with Factitious Disorders
T or F
F
May result in defensiveness, elusivness, or leaving the facility
