Exam 4 Flashcards
Somatic Symptom Disorders
SSD, Illness Anxiety Disorder, Conversion Disorder, Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Conditions, Factitious Disorder
Somatization
Expression of stress through physical symptoms that are often manifestations of psychological and emotional distress
Symptoms expressed in place of anxiety, depression, or irritability
Holistic Approach
Somatic Symptom Disorder
One or more distressing symptoms
Excessive thoughts, anxiety, and behaviors around symptoms, or health concerns
Without significant physical findings and medical diagnosis
Suffering is authentic
High level of functional impairment
Illness Anxiety Disorder
Misinterpretation of physical sensations
Preoccupation with having or acquiring serious illness for at least 6 months
High anxiety about health
Excessive health-related behaviors or maladaptive avoidance
May be care-seeking or care-avoidant
Conversion Disorder
Neurological symptoms in the absence of a neurological diagnosis
Presence of deficits in voluntary motor or sensory functions
Common symptoms: paralysis, blindness, movement and gait disorders, numbness, paresthesias, loss of vision or hearing, or episodes resembling epilepsy
“La belle indifference” versus distress
Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Condition
Psychological factors that increase risk for medical diseases, magnify them, or interfere with their treatment
Depression, CV diseases, cancer
Stress
Assessment of Somatic Symptom Disordes
Psychosocial factors Coping skills Spirituality and religion Secondary gains Cognitive style Ability to communicate feelings and emotional needs Dependence on medication Self-assessment
Nursing Diagnoses for Somatic Symptom Disorders
Ineffective coping Anxiety Risk for loneliness Powerlessness, hopelessness Social isolation Pain Altered family processes Risk for suicide
Outcomes Identification for Somatic Symptom Disorders
Shared decision making
Patient participation
Outcome criteria realistic and attainable
Small steps or increments
Factitious Disorder
Artificially, deliberately, and dramatically fabricate symptoms or self-inflict injury
Goal of assuming sick role
Types of Factitious Disorders
Factitious disorder imposed on self
Factitious disorder imposed on another
Malingering
Malingering
Condition related to factitious disorder
Conscious fabrication of illness or exaggerating symptoms for secondary gain such as insurance fraud, prescription medication, avoidance of prison or military service
Etiology of Eating Disorders
Genetics, neurobiological
Psychological factors
Environmental factors
Assessment of Anorexia Nervosa
Perception of the problem, eating habits, history of dieting, methods used to achieve weight control, value attached to a specific shape and weight, interpersonal and social functioning, mental status and psychological parameters
Anorexia Nervosa Interventions
Suicidal ideation first Psychosocial interventions Pharmacological interventions Integrative medicine Health teaching and health promotion Safety and teamwork
Assessment of Bulimia Nervosa
Appear well: at or near ideal body weight
Physical signs: enlarged parotid glands, dental erosion, caries
Emotional signs: impulsivity and compulsivity, non-nurturing family relationships, familial/social instability, difficult interpersonal relationships
Bulimia Nervosa Interventions
Teamwork and safety Pharmacological interventions Counseling Health teaching and health promotion Psychotherapy
Binge Eating Interventions
Psychosocial interventions Pharmacological interventions Surgical interventions: bariatric surgery Health teaching and health promotion Teamwork and safety
Feeding Disorders
Pica
Rumination
Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake
Pica
Eating nonfood items well past toddlerhood
Not part of other illness
