Somatic problems Flashcards
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Somatisation disorder
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- multiple physical SYMPTOMS present for at least 2 years
* patient refuses to accept reassurance or negative test results
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Conversion disorder
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- typically involves loss of motor or sensory function
- the patient doesn’t consciously feign the symptoms (factitious disorder) or seek material gain (malingering)
- patients may be indifferent to their apparent disorder - la belle indifference - although this has not been backed up by some studies
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Hypochondrial disorder
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- persistent belief in the presence of an underlying serious DISEASE, e.g. cancer
- patient again refuses to accept reassurance or negative test results
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Dissociative disorder
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- dissociation is a process of ‘separating off’ certain memories from normal consciousness
- in contrast to conversion disorder involves psychiatric symptoms e.g. Amnesia, fugue, stupor
- dissociative identity disorder (DID) is the new term for multiple personality disorder as is the most severe form of dissociative disorder
5
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Munchausen’s
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- also known as factitious disorder
* the intentional production of physical or psychological symptoms
6
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Malingering
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•fraudulent simulation or exaggeration of symptoms with the intention of financial or other gain
