Name the Diagnosis
This person will not believe doctors when they tell them they are healthy and nothing is wrong.
What is illness anxiety disorder
Locally we had a case of a young woman whose mother is suspected of making her ill. What is the diagnosis the mother likely fits?
What is factitious disorder imposed on another
About 10-15% of the people diagnosed with this disorder are later found to have a diagnosable medical condition.
What is conversion disorder
What do all types of somatic symptom and related disorders have in common?
What is lack of a recognizable medical cause
Often occurs in whiplash court cases
What is malingering
These people will spend hours searching the internet for diseases that fit symptoms they believe they have though doctors insist they are healthy.
What is illness anxiety disorder
Dr. Smith noticed that his new patient Carol has a record at ten other hospitals in nearby states for the same health concern. This might be indicative of which of the following?
What is fictitious disorder
Altered sensory and motor experiences are characteristic of __________ disorder.
What is conversion disorder
In class we watched clips from Sybil and 3 Faces of Eve. What is the diagnosis?
These people report suddenly feeling removed from from their body and observing theirselves
What is depersonalization/derealization disorder
John covered himself in hot towels and then presented to a hospital claiming that he has a fever. He is likely demonstrating which of the following?
What is factitious disorder
Conversion disorders and neurological problems may be discriminated from each other on the basis of __________.
What are neurological patterns
A woman switches to different names and uses different voices in session. What is her diagnosis?
What is dissociative identity disorder
Harry was picked up by police and police were shocked to find he was going by a different name, he has remarried, and though trained as an architect he was working as a janitor. He claims that he has no memory of his past life and psychologists agree. What is his diagnosis?
What is psychogenic fugue.
One way to discriminate between factitious disorder and malingering would be to look for __________ in malingering patients.
What is external reward or incentives
Relaxation training, distracting attention, and correcting automatic thoughts are elements of the __________ treatment of somatic symptom disorders?
What is CBT
Receiving a diagnosis of DID is most dependent on what?
Beliefs and modality of treating therapist
Mother was feeding a child substances to make them very sick. What is the likely diagnosis?
factitious disorder imposed on another
Faking depression to qualify for disability is an example of?
What is malingering
The first challenge in treating people with somatic symptom and related disorders is what?
What is they refused psychological treatment
Which of the following used to be known as multiple personality disorder?
Dissociative Identity Disorder