W5 Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders Flashcards
What are common somatic symptoms?
Back/joint pain, shortness of breath, bloating, heart palpitations, headache.
What are the main types of somatic symptom disorders?
Somatic symptom disorder, illness anxiety disorder, functional neurological symptom disorder (conversion disorder), factitious disorder.
What characterizes Somatic Symptom Disorder?
One or more distressing somatic symptoms with excessive thoughts, feelings, or behaviors related to these symptoms.
What are the criteria for excessive thoughts in Somatic Symptom Disorder?
- Disproportionate thoughts about symptom seriousness
- Persistently high anxiety about health
- Excessive time devoted to symptoms or health concerns.
How long must illness preoccupation be present in Illness Anxiety Disorder?
At least 6 months.
What defines Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder (Conversion Disorder)?
Symptoms of altered voluntary motor or sensory function that are incompatible with recognized medical conditions.
What is Factitious Disorder?
Falsification of symptoms or induction of injury/disease with identified deception, presenting oneself as ill or injured.
What distinguishes Factitious Disorder Imposed on Self from Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another?
Imposed on Self involves the individual presenting themselves as ill, while Imposed on Another involves presenting another individual as ill.
What are the key forms of dissociation?
Depersonalization, derealization, amnesia, identity confusion, identity alteration.
What is the trauma model of dissociation?
It suggests that children facing abuse may experience conflict between seeking help and the impulse to protect themselves, leading to dissociation.
What defines Dissociative Identity Disorder?
Disruption of identity with two or more distinct personality states and recurrent gaps in recall of everyday events or personal information.
What is Dissociative Amnesia?
Inability to recall important autobiographical information, usually of a traumatic nature, inconsistent with ordinary forgetting.
How does Depersonalisation/Derealisation Disorder present?
Persistent experiences of depersonalization or derealization, with reality testing remaining intact.
What differentiates Dissociative Amnesia from Dissociative Fugue?
Dissociative Amnesia involves memory loss for specific events, while Dissociative Fugue includes loss of identity and travel away from home.
