Somatic Symptoms, And Related Disorders

Question 1

The following criteria meet which diagnosis?
- Somatic Symptom Disorder
- Illness Anxiety Disorder
- Conversion Disorder
- Factitious Disorder

Answer 1

Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

Question 2

The following criteria meet which diagnosis?
- 1 or more distressing or disrupting somatic
symptoms
- Excessive thoughts, feelings or behaviors
related to the somatic symptoms
- Being symptomatic is persistent- typically more
than 6 months
- Specify if with predominant pain (formerly Pain
Disorder)

Answer 2

Somatic Symptom Disorder

Question 3

The following criteria meet which diagnosis?
- Preoccupation with having or acquiring a
serious illness
- Somatic symptoms are absent or mild
- High level of anxiety
- Excessive health related behaviors
- Illness preoccupation for at least 6 months

Answer 3

Illness Anxiety Disorder

Question 4

Illness Anxiety D. vs. Somatic Symptom D.

Answer 4

• With IAD, there are minimal symptoms if any the focus is on the anxious fear of being sick or
  getting sick along with performing excessive
  health related behavior and/or maladaptive
  avoidance behaviors.
• With SSD, there are somatic symptoms clearly
  present, but the client is overly fixated/troubled
  beyond the medical norm.

Question 5

Illness Anxiety D. vs. Panic D.

Answer 5

• If the client is focused on having a disease, go
  with IAD.
• If the client is focused on a process, like
  having a heart attack, go with Panic D.

Question 6

The following criteria meet which diagnosis?
- 1 or more symptoms of altered voluntary motor
or sensory function
- Psychological component

Answer 6

Conversion Disorder (Functional Neurological
Symptom Disorder)

Question 7

The following criteria meet which diagnosis?
- Intentional physical or psychological Symptoms
- Not for external rewards
- Can be imposed on self or other

Answer 7

Factitious Disorder