Clinical Presentation
Illness Anxiety Disorder
_____ and ________ are among the most commonly co-diagnosed disorders for somatic disorders.
Anxiety; depression
______ theorists believe that somatic disorders are a result of negative beliefs or exaggerated fears of physiological sensations.
a) Psychodynamic
b) Cognitive
c) Behavioral
b) Cognitive
This type of therapy addresses the cognitive attributions and maladaptive coping strategies that are responsible for the development and maintenance of the disorder.
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)
Common motor symptoms of this disorder include weakness or paralysis, abnormal movements (e.g., tremors), and gait abnormalities (i.e., limping).
Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder (Conversion Disorder)
Prevalence rates of factitious disorder are largely unknown, likely due to the use of _______ in individuals diagnosed with the disorder.
Deception
This theory suggests that somatic symptoms present as a response against unconscious emotional issues.
a) Psychodynamic
b) Cognitive
c) Behavioral
a) Psychodynamic
A biopsychosocial approach is often achieved through a ________ approach where the symptoms are managed by many providers, usually including a physician, psychiatrist, and psychologist.
Multidisciplinary
Oftentimes patients with this disorder will "shop" at different physician offices to confirm the seriousness of their symptoms.
Somatic Symptom Disorder
Though prevalence rates for somatic symptom disorders are hard to determine, it is believed that between __ and __% of the population suffer from one of these disorders.
1 and 10%
______ theorists propose that somatic disorders are developed and maintained by reinforcers.
a) Psychodynamic
b) Cognitive
c) Behavioral
c) Behavioral
This model of treatment is one of the most effective for somatic disorders as it considers the various biological, psychological, and social factors that influence the illness and presenting symptoms and includes a multidisciplinary approach.
Biopsychosocial model
An individual with this disorder deliberately falsifies medical or psychological symptoms of oneself or another, with the overall intention of deception.
Factitious Disorder
Somatic disorders are often highly comorbid with other physical disorders classified as _________ (CSSs). Disorders included in this group are fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, and chronic fatigue syndrome.
Central sensitivity syndromes (CSSs)
Western countries express ____ of a focus on somatic complaints compared to those in the Eastern part of the world.
a) less
b) more
a) less
Psychopharmacological interventions are rarely used due to possible ______ and unknown efficacy.