When the Body Talks
A psychological disorder in which the symptoms take a somatic (bodily) form without apparent physical cause.(Which is formerly known as somatoform disorder).
What is Somatic symptom disorder?
The failure to recall important information about one’s personal experiences, usually of a traumatic or stressful nature, that is too extensive to be explained by normal forgetfulness.
What is Dissociation?
The inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning.
What are Personality Disorders?
An eating disorder in which a person maintains a starvation diet despite being significantly underweight and is sometimes accompanied by excessive exercise.
What is Anorexia Nervosa?
This perspective focuses on genetics and brain chemistry.
What is the Biological Perspective?
This disorder causes neurological symptoms like paralysis or blindness. And is related to somatic symptom disorder in which a person experiences very specific, physical symptoms that are not compatible with recognized medical or neurological conditions.
What is Conversion Disorder?
a rare dissociative disorder in which a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities; Formerly called multiple personality disorde
What is Dissociative Identity Disorder(DID)?
A personality disorder characterized by (a) hypersensitivity to rejection and criticism, (b) a desire for uncritical acceptance, (c) social withdrawal in spite of a desire for affection and acceptance, and (d) low self-esteem.
What is Avoidant Personality Disorder?
An eating disorder in which a person’s binge eating is followed by inappropriate weight-loss promoting behavior, such as vomiting, laxative use, fasting, or excessive exercise
What is Bulimia Nervosa?
This perspective focuses on thoughts and behaviors.
What is the psychological perspective?
This disorder is characterized by a preoccupation with having a serious illness. Interpreting normal physical sensations as symptoms of a disease.
What is Illness Anxiety Disorder?
Controversial, rare disorders in which conscious awareness becomes separated (dissociated) from previous memories, thoughts, and feelings
What are Dissociation Disorders?
A personality disorder characterized by a pattern of long-term (rather than episodic) self-dramatization in which individuals draw attention to themselves, crave activity and excitement, overreact to minor events, experience angry outbursts, and are prone to manipulative suicide threats and gestures.
What is Histrionic Personality Disorder?
This disorder involves binge eating without compensatory behaviors.
This perspective includes cultural beauty standards and media influence.
What is the Sociocultural perspective?
A person intentionally feigns physical or psychological symptoms to adopt the "sick role
What is Factitious Disorder
A dissociative disorder characterized by failure to recall important information about one’s personal experiences, usually of a traumatic or stressful nature, that is too extensive to be explained by normal forgetfulness.
What is Dissociation Amnesia?
The cluster of personality disorders with the characteristics of being odd or eccentric.
AND: The cluster of personality disorders with the characteristics of being dramatic, emotional, or erratic.
What is Cluster A and B?
This hormone is linked to hunger and often dysregulated in eating disorders.
What is Ghrelin?
This neurotransmitter is often linked to mood disorders and eating disorders.
What is serotonin?
Absence of support system, disabling condition, preoccupation with own thoughts, friends and family alienated by physical obsessions
What is the Diagnosis of Social Isolation?
Some clinicians include dissociative disorders under the umbrella of what other type of disorder?
What is Posttraumatic stress disorder?
A personality disorder characterized by long-term emotional coldness, absence of tender feelings for others, lack of desire for and enjoyment of close relationships, and indifference to praise or criticism and to the feelings of others.
What is Schizoid Personality Disorder?
This is a major psychological factor that contributes to eating disorders.
What is body image dissatisfaction?
This model explains disorders as a combination of biological, psychological, and social factors.
What is the Biopsychosocial Model?