Functional Disorders

Question 1

What is a functional disorder

Answer 1

Any disorder where impairement occur with no evidence of physical disease

Question 2

What is deemed to play a large role in functional disorders?

Answer 2

Emotional factors

Question 3

Examples of FDs

Answer 3

IBS
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Fibromyalgia
Non epileptic seizures

Question 4

What are the factors associated with FDs

Answer 4

Stressful childhood
Abuse
Stress
Accidents

Question 5

What is the most common type of FD

Answer 5

IBS

Question 6

What are GI disorders characterised by?

Answer 6

The Rome criteria

Question 7

What are the symptoms of IBS

Answer 7

Altered stool frequency 
Altered stool form
Altered stool passage 
Mucorrhoea
Pain

Question 8

What is the demographic for IBS

Answer 8

In western countries women are 2-3 times more likely to develop IBS than men

Question 9

How many people suffer from Chronic fatigue syndrome in the UK

Answer 9

Over 250,000

Question 10

What is the demographic for CFS

Answer 10

More common in women

Typically develops from 20-40

Question 11

What are the types of CFS

Answer 11

Mild
Moderate
Severe

Question 12

What is fibromyalgia

Answer 12

Pain all over the body, thought to be caused by chemicals in the brain

Question 13

What are non-epileptic seizures?

Answer 13

Seizures caused by mental or emotional processes

Question 14

What are the most common form of FS seizure?

Answer 14

Dissociative seizures