Psychosomatic Flashcards
Headache worsened by stress
Migraine
The mind affects the body
Psychosomatic
Females : one of migraine cause
Premenstrual syndrome
Types of reactors
Nose
Pulse
Stomach
Foot
What is stressful to you,
May not be stressful to others
Total absolute bed rest
Morita therapy
In contact with reality but too worried
Neurosis
Two types of neurosis
Neurotic nucleus
Neurotic paradox
Neurotic type avoiding stress and challenges–drop subjects to avoid recitation
Neurotic nucleus
Maintain a lifestyle of unproductivity, what neurotic type?
Neurotic paradox
How would you know you are non neurotic
Adaptability
They worry even there is nothing to worry about. 1.25 dean lister. Still worried
Gad
Irrational fear
Phobia
2 types of phobia
Specific
Social
What is social phobia? EPI
Extremely, painfully, irritatingly shy in social situations
Intervention for PTSD
Stress debriefing / Crisis intervention
Body aches and over reacts until they gain sympathy and mercy. MULTIPLE RECURRENT BODILY SYMPTOMS
Somatization
Less form of somatization. Single bodily complaint
Hypochondriasis
Neurological symptom, somatoform
Conversion
4 categories of conversion disorder
Motor
Sensory
Seizures / convulsions
Mixed presentation
A body part is defective
BDD
Faking symptoms for personal gain
Malingering
If they have bruise, they will worsen it
Factitious
Memory loss not attributed to brain dysfunction associated with brain damage
Dissociative amnesia
4 forms of dissociative amnesia
Localized
Selective
Generalized
Continuous
Amnesia specified time interval
Localized
Amnesia only few can be recalled
Selective
Amnesia cant remember anything at all
Generalized
Amnesia from a date onwards
Continuous
Dissociative suddenly travels unexpectedly to another place
Fugue
Mind altering drugs
Hallucinogens
Ecstasy
LSD
Causal factors of dissociative amnesia
Low self esteem
Actual trauma
Stress
Trauma
Long lasting and maladaptive pattern of inner experiences and behavior dating back to adolescence or young adulthood
Personality disorders
4 areas where personality disorders are manifested
Interpersonal functioning
Cognition
Affectivity
Wild impulse control
In the 4 areas affected in PD, how many of the 4 criteria should be met to diagnose?
2
Why are PD arranged in clusters?
Overlap behavior
What differentiates schizotypal from schizophrenia?
No psychotic features
Why is borderline called borderline?
Border between neurosis and psychosis
Not just attention seekers, but attention suckers
Histrionic
4 types of narcissistic
Amorous - sex seductive, avoid intimacy
Compensatory - create illusion of superiority
Unprincipled - deceptive, arrogant, exploitative
Elitist - privileged, empowered, recognition, status
The worse form of social phobia
Avoidant
