Psychobiologic Disorders
The expression of Psychological stress through physical manifestations.
What is Somatic Symptom Disorder
Something that increases a person's chances of developing a disease.
What are risk factors?
Use therapeutic communication, active listening, and empathy.
Stage1- What is feeling understood?
Misinterprets physical manifestations as evidence of a serious disease process.
What is Illness anxiety disorder?
Somatic Symptoms that disrupts the client's daily life.
What are Expected Findings?
Analgesic, Antidepressants, and Anxiolytic.
What are Medications?
Also known as functional neurological disorder. Results when a client exhibits neurological manifestation in the absence of a neurologic diagnosis.
What is Conversion Disorder?
CT scans and MRIs
What are Laboratory and Diagnostic Test?
Reinforce teaching, encourage client participation, follow up appointments.
What is Client Education?
The conscious decision by the client to report physical or psychological manifestations.
What is Factitious Disorder?
A Patient Health Questionnaire is (PHQ-15) used to identify the presence of the 15 most commonly reported Somatic Symptoms.
What are Data Collection Tools?
Stage 4- Work with the provider and client to develop a treatment plan that allows for regular follow up visits.
What is negotiating further treatment?