Somatic Symptoms And Related Disorders
A predictable syndrome of physical complaints and symptoms that are expressed as a result of psychological stress are defined as?
What is somatization?
Acute inability to recall personal information shortly after a traumatic event.
What is localized amnesia?
The two most preventable mental disorders are:
What are substance abuse and dependency?
Filling in the gaps with fictitious statements.
What is confabulation?
Deliberate falsification of symptoms or medical testing for sole purpose of assuming sick role.
What is factitious disorder?
Abuse or manipulation of another person, often a child, in order to seek attention.
What is Munchausen syndrome?
Sudden travel from one's home setting accompanied by the inability to recall one's past.
What is fugue?
The first step in recovery for a person with a substance abuse problem is:
What is for the person to admit that a problem exists?
Periods of agitation in the client with Alzheimer's disease are referred to as
What is catastrophic events?
Inability to recall one's past accompanied by unexpected travel to avoid unwanted situation.
What is malingering?
Individuals with this disorder may or may not have a medical condition, but do have increased body sensations and are extremely anxious about the possibility of an existing serious undiagnosed illness.
What is illness anxiety disorder formerly known as hypochondriasis?
These disorders are characterized by an interruption from the conscious acquaintance with identity, personal background, and family history. These disorders are most often seen in people who have experienced severe trauma or abuse.
What is dissociative disorders?
A physiologic or psychological dependence on a drug of abuse in which withdrawal symptoms are experienced if the dug is discontinued.
What is addiction?
The second most common cause of progressive dementia in which abnormal round deposits of protein called _____________ ___________ develop in nerve cells throughout the brain.
What are Lewy bodies?
First phase of dependency treatment lasting from 3 to 5 days that consists of immediate withdrawal from the physical and psychological effects of the drug.
What is detoxification?
A disorder that exhibits symptoms that indicate a sensory or neurologic impairment that is not supported by results of diagnostic testing.
What is conversion disorder?
What are the two forms of dissociative amnesia?
What is:
Localized amnesia that occurs shortly after an incident where the person retains an overall understanding of who he or she is but forgets pieces of the identity picture.
Generalized amnesia in which the whole life span is beyond recall.
Form of amnesia for events during drinking period
What is a blackout?
Inability to give meaning to spoken word or speak in a meaningful way.
What is aphasia?
Alcohol induced delirium is also called
What is delirium tremens?
People with conversion disorder may exhibit this attitude which demonstrates little anxiety or concern over the implications of the symptoms.
What is Labelle indifference?
A persitent and repetitious feeling of being detached from one's mental thoughts or body without noted disorientation is referred to as what disorder?
What is depersonalization disorder?
A nutritional disease of the nervous system caused by a thiamin and niacin deficiency found primarily in alcoholics
What is Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome?
Name the three most common causes of death in the person with Alzheimer's dementia.
What are:
Pneumonia
UTI (Urinary Tract Infection)
Infected Decubitus Ulcers
Inability to find the right word.
What is anomia?