Somatic Symptom Related Disorders Flashcards
lack of emotional concern about the symptoms
la belle indifference
feels mechanical or dreamy; a sense of unreality, slow movement of time, or detachment from the body
depersonalization
often an unreal, dreamlike, distance, or disturbed experience in familiar surroundings
derealization
producing symptoms for obvious benefit
*an employee complains of nonexistent back pain to claim disability income
malingering
splitting off clusters of mental contents form conscious awareness
dissociation
what is the most common somatic symptom
pain
*may be specific or nonspecific
why do people with somatic symptom disorder seek out multiple health care providers
because they always say nothing is wrong and the pt gets mad and thinks they don’t know what they are doing
pain is _____ to the pt with somatic pain so we treat the _____
real; pain
*try not to give narcotics, more like NSAIDS and SSRIs
if you don’t treat the cause of the ______ then somatic symptoms will _______
illness; continue
these people don’t have symptoms but they are afraid of getting it
illness anxiety disorder
what are the 2 categories for illness anxiety DO
care seeking type or care avoidant type
unable to substantiate a neurological or medical condition causing the symptoms
-they truly are experiencing these symptoms but no underlying cause of it
conversion DO
what are examples of conversion DO
paralysis or akinesia aphonia seizures difficulty swallowing urinary retention blindness, deafness anosmia hallucinations pseudocyesis
acts in a way of worsening the physical symptoms
*like by not taking medication and symptoms get worse
psychological factors affecting other medical conditions
purposefully causing injury or disease to oneself or other
presents self, or other, to others as ill
factitious disorders
