Conversion Disorder
Conversion Disorder is also known as
What is functional neurological symptom disorder?
What is hypochrondriasis?
This person founded psychoanalysis
Who is Sigmund Freud?
Positive testimonies aren't ways to measure the effectiveness of psychotherapies because of . . . (2 things)
What is the placebo effect and regression toward the mean?
Name of the giraffe from Madagascar
Who is Melman?
Causes of conversion disorder
What are stressful events, emotional and physical trauma?
The most effective treatment for illness anxiety is . . .
What is cognitive-behavioral treatment and medication?
This is a type of psychodynamic therapy
What is interpersonal psychotherapy?
A statistical procedure that combines the results/conclusions of a large number of different studies
What is meta-analysis?
The average attention span of a brain (minutes--> closest)
What is 20 minutes?
List some examples of symptoms (3)
What is inability to swallow, blindness, or paralysis?
Illness anxiety ---- with age (decreases/increases/stays the same)
What is increases with age?
What is reclaiming unconscious thoughts and giving them insight into origins of disorders?
The clinical decision-making that integrates the best available research with clinical expertise and patient characteristics
What is evidence-based practice?
The factors contributing to somatic symptom disorder (5)
The diagnosis of conversion disorder may be made in the presence of other mental disorders, list them
What is dissociative disorder, depressive disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, panic disorder?
The uses of hypochondria (at least 2)
What is attention, withdrawal, punishment, and trauma?
Prescribed medications or procedures that act on person's physiology is this type of therapy
What is Biomedical Therapy?
This therapy works by activating a brain region that influences the body's arousal and hormones
What is light therapy?
What animal is Arthur (from the show)?
What is an aardvark?
What cause neurological symptoms that are associated with conversion disorder?
What is reduced blood flow in brain regions responsible for communication with other body parts?
The impact of illness anxiety . . . (functional consequences)
What is role impairment, physical decrement, and disrupting relationships?
Resistance hints at . . .
What are underlying wishes, feelings, and conflicts that one is hiding?
Cognitive and cognitive-behavioral therapies have been effective in . . . (at least two)
What is coping with anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, PTSD, and depression?
When children spend a part of each day receiving different therapies, such as structured teaching using methods of applied behavior analysis (ABA), sensory integration and stimulation (brushing and swinging), floor time procedures, music sessions, and free play with typical peers; what is this?
What is eclectic approach?