Disorders Featuring Sommatie Symptoms

Question 1

Malingering

Answer 1

Intentionally faking illness to achieve external gain

Question 2

DSM-5 Factitious Disorder

Answer 2

False creation of symptoms/injuries, even without external rewards (even self-medication),
Presentation of oneself as ill/hurt

Question 3

DSM-5 Conversion disorder

Answer 3

Present symptom that affects voluntary motor or sensory functioning,
Symptoms are inconsistent with known conditions,
(Neurological-like symptoms with no neurological basis)
NOT intentional/conscious

Question 4

DSM-5 Somatic Symptom Disorder

Answer 4

Experiences at least 1 upsetting/repeated somatic symptom,
Anxious, distressed, and extremely preoccupied with the physical symptom,
6+ months

Question 5

Somatization pattern (Somatic Symptom Disorder)

Answer 5

Experience a large and varied number of symptoms

Question 6

Predominant pain pattern (Somatic Symptom Disorder)

Answer 6

Primary bodily problem is the experience of pain

Question 7

DSM-5 Illness Anxiety Disorder

Answer 7

Preoccupation with thoughts about having a significant illness even though there are no symptoms,
Anxious about health,
High amount of health-related behaviors or health-avoidance behaviors,
6+ months

Question 8

DSM-5 Psychological Factors Affecting Other Medical Conditions

Answer 8

Presence of a medical condition,

Psychological factors negatively affect the condition

Question 9

Psychophisiological disorders

Answer 9

Ulcers, asthma, insomnia, chronic headaches, migraine, hypertension

Question 10

Ulcers

Answer 10

Lesions on the wall of the stomach > burning sensation

Stress

Question 11

What are the phases of a migraine?

Answer 11

Blood vessels narrow, then expand quickly > sudden blood flow stimulate neuron endings causing pain

Question 12

Psychoneuroimmunology

Answer 12

Area of stud that ties stress and illness to the immune system

Question 13

Lymphocytes

Answer 13

White blood cells > stress impairs their functioning

Question 14

Sympathetic stress pathway and illness

Answer 14

Stress > activate sympathetic nervous system > release norepinephrine > inhibit lymphocytes > slow immune functioning

Question 15

HPA pathway and illness

Answer 15

Stress > cortisol and stress hormones > inhibit lymphocytes > slow immune functioning

Question 16

Norepinephrine and stress hormones trigger and increase of ____, which cause chronic inflammation

Answer 16

cytokines