Overview of Somatic and Dissociative Disorders

<p>Chronic pain lasting less than six months (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They share common features and historical context. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Overwhelming anxiety about health conditions (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mild involves only one of the symptoms in Criterion B. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An inappropriate reaction to physical symptoms (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Individuals often misinterpret mild bodily sensations as indicative of illness. (B), Individuals are highly anxious about having or developing a serious disease. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Motivation is usually external rather than internal. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Two or more symptoms along with multiple somatic complaints. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To make another person appear ill for attention. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Presence of multiple severe somatic symptoms. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The symptom causes distress. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>At least 6 months. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Fabrication of symptoms without external rewards. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Avoidance of health-related information. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>As ill, impaired, or injured. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Reassurances provide only temporary relief. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The fear of developing a serious illness. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Malingerers may attempt to escape responsibility. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Experience of multiple moderate somatic symptoms. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Symptoms are often exaggerated beyond expected standards. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It can only occur in familial relationships. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Symptoms affect voluntary motor or sensory function without a medical explanation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A patient with asthma experiencing increased anxiety (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The presence of a diagnosed medical condition influenced by psychological factors (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Seizures without significant EEG changes (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Loss of speech without any underlying neurological condition (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They are incompatible with recognized medical conditions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They frequently consult doctors and undergo tests (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The sensation of a lump in the throat affecting swallowing (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Experiencing disconnection from one's mental processes or body. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Experiences of unreality regarding one's surroundings. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The ability to accurately assess one's surroundings during episodes. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Complete loss of reality awareness. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They may feel as if they are watching themselves in a dream. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Experiences must cause significant distress or impairment. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dissociative identity disorder. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Perceptual distortions in which shapes and sizes may seem altered. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Localized or selective amnesia (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Inability to recall important autobiographical information (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Major depressive disorder (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Purposeful travel associated with amnesia (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To rule out other psychiatric disorders (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Psychotic episodes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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<p>Generalized amnesia (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

A disorder where a person has one or more distressing physical symptoms causing significant disruption to daily life, with excessive worry about the seriousness of these symptoms.

An outdated term for a condition now called Somatic Symptom Disorder. Patients repeatedly reported numerous physical symptoms, even after negative test results.

The specific features that must be present for a diagnosis. It includes distressing physical symptoms and excessive worry about their seriousness, consuming a significant amount of time and energy.

A physical symptom of a somatic symptom disorder. Can be pain or other complaints.

A key component of Somatic Symptom Disorder. Patients are disproportionately concerned about the severity of their physical symptoms.

The extent to which the symptoms impair or affect a patient's routine and activities.

Symptoms in somatic symptom disorder typically last for at least 6 months.

A possible specification in Somatic Symptom Disorder, emphasizing pain as the primary concern and symptom.

A diagnosed medical condition (e.g., asthma, diabetes, cancer) is negatively impacted by psychological/behavioral factors directly affecting its course or treatment.

Frequent use of medical care, including visits, tests, and procedures, for a health issue.

Infrequent use of medical care for a health issue.

A disorder with physical symptoms (e.g., paralysis, blindness) with no physical cause.

A symptom without an organic (physical) cause.

Psychological seizures, without EEG changes to support them as an actual seizure.

Sensation of a lump in the throat, causing difficulty swallowing, eating, or talking.

Symptoms do not align with known or recognized medical conditions.

A disorder where two or more symptoms in Criterion B are met, additionally with multiple somatic complaints (or one extremely severe symptom).

A disorder where there's great worry about having a severe illness, despite minimal or absent physical symptoms. The focus is on the possibility of disease, not the symptoms themselves.

Minimal or absent physical symptoms are experienced in illness anxiety disorder. Focus is the fear of illness not physical symptoms.

If symptoms are severe and cause anxiety, it might be somatic symptom disorder; if anxiety is the overriding concern with minimal symptoms, it's illness anxiety disorder.

Reassurance from doctors has limited, often short-term impacts on the individual's beliefs about having a serious illness in illness anxiety disorder.

Preoccupation with fear of acquiring a serious illness.

High level of anxiety about health, easily alarmed about health status.

The preoccupation with illness must be present for at least six months, but the feared illness can change during that time.

A mental disorder where someone deliberately fakes symptoms, injuries, or diseases to gain attention or assume the sick role.

A condition where someone fakes symptoms to avoid responsibilities or gain something.

Someone fabricates symptoms in another person to make them seem ill.

Specific standards to diagnose Factitious Disorder (not a person, but a category).

Deliberately creating inaccurate signs or reports of illness.

Acting like one is ill or injured.

The deceptive behavior isn't driven by an apparent outside gain.

The symptoms are not better explained by a different mental disorder or medical condition.

Conditions where individuals feel detached from themselves or their surroundings, experiencing feelings of unreality (like a dream or slow motion).

A dissociative experience characterized by a feeling of detachment from one's own mental processes or body, as if in a dream or watching oneself.

A dissociative experience characterized by a feeling of detachment from the external world, where surroundings seem unreal, distorted, or lifeless.

A dissociative disorder where feelings of unreality are so severe and frequent they affect daily life and functioning.

The ability to distinguish between what is real and what is not during a dissociative episode.

Two or more events of intentionally falsifying a medical illness or inducing an injury.

A single instance of intentionally falsifying a medical illness or inducing an injury.

A dissociative disorder marked by a sudden loss of memory for personal information, often triggered by a traumatic event.

A type of amnesia where individuals lose all memory of their past.

A type of amnesia where individuals lose memory for specific events or time periods.

A subtype of dissociative amnesia involving unexpected travel and/or confusion about personal identity, often triggered by a specific event.

A disorder where a person exhibits multiple distinct identities or personality states.

The symptoms of the disorder are not caused by substance abuse, medication, or other medical conditions.

The inability to recall important autobiographical information that cannot be explained by typical forgetting, and causes significant distress or impairment in life.

The diagnosis is not due to other disorders such as schizophrenia or post-traumatic stress disorder.