HBM 06a: Psychosomatic Medicine Flashcards
List some psych factors that can affect medical treatment.
- Mental/psych disorder (like psychosis or depression)
- Poor health behavior
- Stress (physiological response)
- Personality traits
- Coping styles
Retirement is (low/moderate/high/very high) on stress level scale.
High
Changing residence is (low/moderate/high/very high) on stress level scale.
Low
Divorce is (low/moderate/high/very high) on stress level scale.
Very high
Job loss is (low/moderate/high/very high) on stress level scale.
High
Child leaving home is (low/moderate/high/very high) on stress level scale.
Moderate
Taking out mortgage is (low/moderate/high/very high) on stress level scale.
Moderate
AIDS can present with which psych symptom(s)?
Depression, Mania
Multiple Sclerosis can present with which psych symptom(s)?
Depression, Mania
Anemia can present with which psych symptom(s)?
Anxiety
Huntington’s Disease can present with which psych symptom(s)?
Depression, Personality change, Mania
Chronic pain is pain that’s lasted at least (X) (days/weeks/months/years).
X = 3 months
Ability to tolerate pain is decreased by (X) in adulthood and (Y) in childhood.
X = depression, anxiety, life stress Y = physical and sexual abuse
T/F: Ability to tolerate pain is independent of cultural or religious factors.
False
T/F: Infants and children feel pain and remember pain as much as adults do.
True
Which NT implicated in the experience of pain?
Serotonin and Glu
List the way(s) that (X) psych medication can relieve pain in patients with chronic pain.
X = antidepressants
- Directly stimulate efferent inhibitory pain pathways
- Indirectly relieve pain by relieving depression symptoms
Presentation of first episode of psych disorder in persons (younger/older) than (X) should occasion an aggressive medical workup before assuming that the disorder is primarily psychiatric.
Older;
X = 50
(X)% of adults with mental disorders have medical conditions.
X = 68
(X)% of adults with medical conditions have mental disorders.
X = 29
(X)% of adult population has mental disorders.
X = 25
(X)% of adult population has medical conditions.
X = 58
How do psych, behavioral, social processes impact health/function?
- Affect basic biological processes (leading to illness/disease)
- Maladaptive health behaviors put people at risk for certain physical disorders
A stressful situation/event is one in which person feels (X).
X = overwhelmed (can’t cope)