Somatoform disorders

Question 1

Somatic Symptom disorder

Answer 1

• Mostly women
• Multiple and shifting somatic symptoms, often dramatically described
• chaotic life circumstances and abuse are often risk factors
• Alexithymia- Not being able to describe the pain with words

Question 2

MC somatization syndromes

Answer 2

Nervousness
Back Pain
Weakness
Joint Pain

Question 3

Illness anxiety disorder also called

Answer 3

hypochondriasis

Question 4

What is conversion disorder

Answer 4

Loss of physical functioning without explanatory pathology.

• Doesn’t follow neuronal pathways
• Generally starts under some great stress

Question 5

Somatization disorder criteria

Answer 5

Distressing symptoms in four domains

• GI
• Sexual
• Pseudoneurological
• pain

Must begin before age 30 and persist

Question 6

Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Answer 6

Pre-occupation with minor or imagined physical flaw, deformity, imagined ugliness

Often comorbid with anxiety disorders

responds somewhat to SSRIs

Question 7

Factitious disorder

Answer 7

Purposeful self-infliction of signs of illness to illicit medical care.

No reward

Question 8

Munchausens syndrome

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When factitious disorder becomes chronic

Question 9

Munchausen’s by proxy

Answer 9

When a parent makes the child ill or reports illness

Question 10

Malingering

Answer 10

Purposeful self injury with some sort of reward in mind

Question 11

Hypochondriasis must last how long to be considered hypochondriassis

Answer 11

6 mos or more