Q1 Somatic Symptom Disorders and Dissociative Disorder Flashcards
what term means to convert psychological symptoms into physical symptoms
- somatization
what condition is characterized by one or more somatic symptoms that are distressing or result in significant disruption of daily life.
- disproportionate and persistent thought about seriousness of symptoms
- somatic symptom disorder
treatment of somatic symptom disorder
- psychotherapy
what condition is characterized by preoccupation with having or acquiring serious illness.
- illness anxiety disorder
are somatic symptoms present in illness anxiety disorder
- often not present or mild
illness anxiety is preoccupation for at least _____
- 6 months
are people with illness anxiety disorder reassured by negative tests
- no
treatment of illness anxiety disorder
- therapy
- limit setting between MD and patient
what condition is characterized by a psychological or behavioral factor that adversely affects the medical condition that is present
what is one of these factors
- psychological factors affecting other medical conditions
- poor adherence
what are psychological symptoms that occur in response to medical condition
- adjustment disorder
what condition is characterized by one or more symptoms of altered voluntary motor or sensory function
- incompatible with known medical or neurological conditions
- conversion disorder
treatment of conversion disorder (functional neurological symptom disorder)
- supportive therapy
- physical therapy
- occupational therapy
- inpatient rehab
what is falsification of physical or psychological signs or symptoms or induction of injury or disease associated with identified deception
what about if another individual is presented as ill, impaired or injured
- factitious disorder
- factitious disorder by proxy
is there an obvious reward in factitious disorder
- no
goal of factitious disorder
- to live the sick role
goal of malingering
- obtain additional benefit
dissociative disorders are frequently found after _____
- trauma
what condition is characterized by two or more personalities with marked discontinuity in sense of self or agency with related changes in affect, behavior, and memory perception
important symptom
- dissociative identity disorder
- recurrent gaps in recall
what condition is characterized by inability to recall important autobiographical info, usually of traumatic or stressful nature
- dissociative amnesia
what is a condition characterized by failure to recall events during circumscribed period of time
- localized amnesia
what is a condition characterized by recalling some but not all event during a circumscribed period of time
- selective amnesia
what is a condition characterized by complete loss of memory for one’s life history
- generalized amnesia
between localized and selective amnesia, which is more common
- localized
onset of generalized amnesia
- acute
