Somatic Disorder Definitions
Somatic symptom disorders are a broad grouping of psychological disorders that involve physical symptoms or anxiety over illness. The four somatic symptom disorders discussed in this chapter are...
What is Somatic symptom disorder Illness anxiety disorder Conversion disorder Factitious disorder
These are thought to be the most common causes of conversion disorders in children and adolescents.
What is Family stress and physical or sexual abuse?
This is used to treat Somatic Symptom disorders.
What is Psychotherapy?
Dissociative Identity disorder was formerly known as...
What is multiple personality disorder
10.“A boy, age 10, was first believed to have a case of juvenile myasthenia gravis (weakening of the voluntary muscles). For 5 weeks he had been unable to open his eyes, and the consequent “blindness” had stopped him from attending school. On detailed physical examination, no other abnormalities were found. In the hospital ward it was noted that he did not walk into furniture. He was the village football star and had been blamed for his team’s defeat, and from that day he had been unable to open his eyes.” This boy has ________ disorder.
What is Conversion disorder (functional neurological symptom disorder)
This disorder is defined as an unrealistic or inaccurate interpretation of physical symptoms or sensations, leading to preoccupation about and fear of having a serious disease.
What is illness anxiety disorder
People with conversion disorder may demonstrate little anxiety or concern over the seriousness of the symptoms such as paralysis of a limb. What is this condition called?
What is la belle indifference?
Classes of medications that can be used to treat Dissociative Disorders.
What are antianxiety and antidepressants?
A parent whose home was destroyed by a tornado may remember the storm but not that her child was killed by flying debris. What is this type of amnesia?
What is Selective Amnesia?
An 18yr old woman who survived a dramatic fire claimed not to remember it or the death of her child and husband in the fire. She claimed her relatives were lying about the fire. She became extremely agitated and emotional several hours later, when her memory abruptly returned. This woman has which type of amnesia?
What is localized amnesia.
Warning signs of this disorder involve, often a child, having physical symptoms that occur only when the parent or caretaker is around and insistence on medical tests that are unnecessary or invasive
What is •Factitious disorder imposed on another (formerly known as Munchausen by proxy)
The difference between somatic disorders and dissociative disorders?
Somatic disorders are characterized by sensory or motor functioning disturbances.
Dissociative disorders affect the sense of identity or memory.
Most people recover completely from these disorders with needing treatment.
What is dissociative disorders?
The inability to recall any aspect of one's life
What is Generalized Amnesia?
An 18 year old woman was found outside a youth center and claimed to have no memory of her identity, family or home. When found, she was lying in the fetal position and said she wanted to know who she was. She was missing for quite a while and her father indicated that she had previous episodes of lost identity. This woman has ________.
What is dissociative fugue.
A person with this disorder has symptoms that indicate a sensory or neurologic impairment that is not supported by results of diagnostic testing.
What is Conversion Disorder
This term describes the subsequent attention the person receives from a health care provider or family member.
What is Secondary gain?
The use of ________ has been successful for the treatment of dissociative disorders.
What is hypnosis, cognitive therapy, or creative art?
A middle manager was passed over for promotion. He did not come home from work and was reported as missing by his family. He was found a week later, 600 miles away, living under a different name, working as a short-order cook. When found by the police, he could not recognize any family member, friend, or coworker, and he could not say who he was or explain his lack of identification. Name this disorder.
What is Dissociative Amnesia with Dissociative Fugue?
Ms. A, 23 years old, presents to your clinic complaining of feeling detached for the past 4 years. She feels "fuzzy all the time, like i lost touch of reality." She complains of confused thinking and "doesn't really feel any emotion". These symptoms began immediately after a college party in which cops busted. This woman has _________.
What is Depersonalization disorder.
A person with this disorder deliberately falsify signs and symptoms of illness for the primary purpose of assuming the sick role.
What is Factitious Disorder?
Clients with somatic disorders may become dependent on these types of medications.
What are analgesic or antianxiety medications?
In these disorders, interventions are planned to help the person acknowledge the anxiety issues and their connection to physical complaints.
What is Somatic Disorders?
This disorder involves a persistent feeling of being detached from one's mind or body
What is Depersonalization?
"Little Judy" is a young child who laughs and giggles. "Gravely Voice" is a man who speaks with a raspy voice. This one "who walk in darkness" is blind and trips over furniture. "Big Judy" is articulate, competent and funny. These are 4 of the 44 personalities that exist within Judy Castelli. She is a singer, musician, inventor, and an artist who has also become a lay expert on mental health issues. She has ________.
What is dissociative identity disorder.