Somatic related disorders Flashcards
What are somatic symptom and related disorders according to DSM-5-TR?
Disorders characterized by prominent somatic symptoms and/or illness anxiety that cause significant distress and impairment, often seen in medical rather than psychiatric settings.
What is Somatic Symptom Disorder?
A disorder involving one or more distressing/disruptive somatic symptoms, excessive thoughts/feelings/behaviors related to these symptoms, and symptoms lasting at least 6 months.
What is the prevalence of SSD?
Prevalence is unclear due to variability in symptoms and reporting.
How does Illness Anxiety Disorder (IAD) differ from SSD?
IAD (formerly hypochondriasis) involves excessive worry about having/acquiring a serious illness despite few or no actual symptoms, lasting at least 6 months.
What is Conversion Disorder?
A disorder involving one or more symptoms of altered voluntary motor or sensory function that are inconsistent with medical/neurological conditions.
What are common symptoms of Conversion Disorder?
Weakness, paralysis, abnormal movements, sensory deficits (vision, hearing, speech), or difficulty swallowing.
What is Factitious Disorder?
A disorder in which a person deliberately produces or fakes symptoms to assume the sick role.
Imposed on self (Munchausen syndrome)
Mimicking illness/injury for attention.
Imposed on another (Munchausen by proxy)
A caregiver induces symptoms in another, often a child.
How is Factitious Disorder different from malingering?
Factitious Disorder is driven by internal motives (e.g., attention), while malingering is done for external incentives (e.g., financial gain, avoiding duties).
What is “Primary Gain” in somatic disorders?
The bodily symptoms help keep internal psychological conflicts out of conscious awareness.
What is “Secondary Gain”?
Symptoms help an individual avoid unpleasant activities or gain sympathy/attention.
True or false: Malingering is a disorder
False
