Other disorders and behaviors

Question 1

Malingering

Answer 1

Consciously faking symptoms to get specific secondary, external gain. ie, time off, workers comp.

Question 2

Factitious disorder

Answer 2

Consciously faking symptoms in order to gain attention and get babied in the ‘sick role’

Factitious disorders can be imposed on the self or on others.
Also called Munchausen syndrome or munchausen syndrome by proxy

Question 3

Somatic symptom disorder

Answer 3

Illness produced by UNCONCIOUS drives, not intentional or faked.

The symptoms are really felt and cause significant distress. Excessive persistent thoughts and anxiety about the symptoms.

Lasts for months to years. Can occur without any clear explanation and can occur in combination with medical another medical illness.

Question 4

Conversion disorder

Answer 4

Functional neurologic symptom disorder

Loss of sensory or motor function, often following an acute stress.

Patient is aware but often indifferent toward symptoms.

Question 5

Illness anxiety disorder

Answer 5

hypochondriasis

Patient is excessively worried about ACQUIRING an illness, despite medical reassurance that they do not have one and minimal somatic symptoms

Question 6

Sleep terror disorder

Answer 6

Inconsolable periods of terror and screaming in the middle of the night.
Occurs in Non-REM stage N3 sleep.
No memory of it.

Nightmares occur during REM sleep and they have memory.