Test Your Understanding of Somatic Symptom Disorders
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What is the hallmark of somatic symptom disorder?

  • Preoccupation with having a serious illness
  • Excessive thoughts and anxiety around physical symptoms
  • Lack of physical findings and medical diagnosis (correct)
  • Presence of physical symptoms

What is illness anxiety disorder?

  • Exaggerating symptoms for secondary gain
  • Consciously pretending to be ill
  • Preoccupation with having a serious illness (correct)
  • Presence of neurological symptoms without diagnosis

What is conversion disorder?

  • Presence of neurological symptoms without diagnosis (correct)
  • Consciously pretending to be ill
  • Exaggerating symptoms for secondary gain
  • Preoccupation with having a serious illness

What is factitious disorder?

<p>Consciously pretending to be ill (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is malingering?

<p>Exaggerating symptoms for secondary gain (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the six key elements for effective treatment of SSDs?

<p>Avoid unnecessary procedures, provide frequent, brief, and regular visits, always conduct a physical exam, avoid disparaging comments, set reasonable therapeutic goals, and provide continuity of care (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the nursing diagnoses associated with SSDs?

<p>Ineffective coping, anxiety, and risk for loneliness (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What factors influence the onset and course of SSDs?

<p>Biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the impact of childhood trauma on adult somatic preoccupation?

<p>It increases the risk of somatic preoccupation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the nursing outcomes for SSDs?

<p>Effective coping, calmness, and socialization (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the neurobiological factors associated with SSDs?

<p>Hypometabolism, hypermetabolism, and excess cortisol (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the holistic approach to SSDs?

<p>Biological, psychological, and sociocultural (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between somatic symptom disorder (SSD) and illness anxiety disorder?

<p>SSD involves one or more distressing symptoms without significant physical findings, while illness anxiety disorder involves preoccupation with having a serious illness for at least 6 months (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between factitious disorder and malingering?

<p>Factitious disorder involves consciously pretending to be ill to have emotional needs met, while malingering involves consciously fabricating illness or exaggerating symptoms for secondary gain (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main characteristic of conversion disorder?

<p>Neurological symptoms in the absence of a neurological diagnosis (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main risk associated with somatic symptom disorders (SSDs) and depression?

<p>Increased risk for medical diseases, magnify them, or interfere with their treatment (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main cognitive factor that influences the onset and course of somatic symptom disorders (SSDs)?

<p>The impact of childhood trauma on adult somatic preoccupation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main outcome criteria for effective treatment of somatic symptom disorders (SSDs)?

<p>SMART goals that are realistic and attainable (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main nursing diagnosis associated with somatic symptom disorders (SSDs)?

<p>Ineffective coping (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main cognitive factor associated with illness anxiety disorder?

<p>Misinterpretation of physical sensations (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main characteristic of factitious disorder?

<p>Consciously pretending to be ill to have their emotional needs met (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between conversion disorder and factitious disorder?

<p>Conversion disorder involves consciously pretending to be ill to have their emotional needs met, while factitious disorder involves neurological symptoms in the absence of a neurological diagnosis (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between somatic symptom disorder (SSD) and malingering?

<p>SSD involves consciously fabricating illness or exaggerating symptoms for secondary gain, while malingering involves physical symptoms without significant physical findings (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between factitious disorder and illness anxiety disorder?

<p>Factitious disorder involves preoccupation with having a serious illness for at least 6 months, while illness anxiety disorder involves consciously pretending to be ill to have their emotional needs met (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between somatic symptom disorder and illness anxiety disorder?

<p>Somatic symptom disorder involves one or more distressing symptoms, while illness anxiety disorder involves preoccupation with having a serious illness for at least 6 months (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which disorder involves neurological symptoms in the absence of a neurological diagnosis?

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

What is the difference between factitious disorder and malingering?

<p>Factitious disorder involves consciously pretending to be ill to have emotional needs met, while malingering involves consciously fabricating illness or exaggerating symptoms for secondary gain (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the presence of deficits in voluntary motor or sensory functions in conversion disorder?

<p>Functional neurological symptom disorder (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe excessive thoughts, anxiety, and behaviors around symptoms in somatic symptom disorder?

<p>Symptom preoccupation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the misinterpretation of physical sensations in illness anxiety disorder?

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

What is the term used to describe consciously pretending to be ill to have emotional needs met in factitious disorder?

<p>La belle indifférence (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the lack of emotional concern about often dramatic symptoms in conversion disorder?

<p>La belle indifférence (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the six key elements for effective treatment of somatic symptom disorders?

<p>Continuity of care, unnecessary procedures, reasonable therapeutic goals, physical exam, frequent visits, no disparaging comments (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the preoccupation with having a serious illness for at least 6 months in illness anxiety disorder?

<p>Hypochondriasis (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the nursing diagnoses associated with somatic symptom disorders?

<p>Ineffective coping, anxiety, risk for loneliness, powerlessness, hopelessness, social isolation, pain, altered family processes, and risk for suicide (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the biopsychosocial factors influencing the onset and course of somatic symptom disorders?

<p>Biological, psychological, and sociocultural (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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