Somatic Symptom And Related Disorders And Dissociative Disorders Flashcards
Soma means
Body
detachment of oneself, experiences of unrealit
Dissociative Disorders
Somatic symptom and dissociative disorders are used to be categorized as
Hysterical Neurosis
Somatic symptom and dissociative disorders are strongly linked
Historically
Who described patients who came to see him with seemingly
endless lists of somatic complaints
Pierre Briquet, in 1859
Somatic Symptom Disorder was called what before?
Briquet’s Syndrome
Only one of the symptoms in Criterion B is fulfilled in somatic symptom disorder
Mild
Two or more of the symptoms specified in Criterion B are fulfilled in somatic symptom disorder
Moderate
Two or more of the symptoms specified in Criterion B are fulfilled, plus there are multiple somatic complaints (or one very severe somatic symptom) in somatic symptom disorder
Severe
This specifier is for individuals whose somatic complaints
predominantly involve pain.
With predominant pain (previously pain disorder
Illness Anxiety Disorder is formerly known as
Hypochondriasis
The concern is primarily with the idea of being sick instead of the physical symptom itself.
Illness Anxiety Disorder
If one or more physical symptoms are relatively severe and are associated with anxiety and distress
Diagnosis would be Somatic symptom
reassurances from numerous doctors that all is well, and the individual is healthy have, at best, only a short-term effect
Disease Conviction
Medical care, including physician visits or undergoing tests and procedures, is frequently used.
Care seeking type