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| What is a somatoform disorder? |
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Definition
| when symptoms suggest the presence of a medical condition but a DR cant find one. A person with a somatoform disorder may experience significant pain w/o a medical or biological cause. Symptoms are not intentional or under voluntary control |
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| True or False: Somatoform disorders are under voluntary control |
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| False. Somatoform disorder symptoms are not intentional or under voluntary control. |
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| How many types of Somatoform Disorders are there? |
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| What are the five types of Somatoform Disorders? |
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Definition
Pain
Body Dysmorphic
Somatization
Conversion Disorder
Hypochondrias
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| What are some characteristics of Somatization Disorder? |
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Definition
| It includes a history of physical complaints prior to age 30, which occur over a period of several years. There must be a significant impairment in functioning or a history of resulting medical treatment. After an exam by a physician, there is still no explaination for the reported symptoms or the severity of complaints |
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| What is a good treatment option for somatization disorder? |
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Definition
| Long term therapy and only using a single physician is important b/c they have a history seeking medical attention and "dr shopping" is common |
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| What is the prognosis of somatizatio disorder? |
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Definition
| typically a chronic condition wiht a variable course. people with this disorder don't experience any significant difference in mortality rate or signifcant illness. |
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What is an Undifferentiated Somatoform Disorder? |
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Definition
| a residual category of unexplained physical symptoms lasting atleast 6 months, which are under the threshold for a Dx of somatoform disorder. it has a higher prevalence. |
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| What are some of the symptoms of USD? |
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Definition
| Decreased appetite, abdominal pain, |
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| What are the best ways to treat USD? |
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| What are the symptoms of a Conversion Disorder? |
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Definition
| Symptoms include deficits in voluntary motor or sensory functions, which are not intentionally prouced but cannot be fully explained by a DR. Must be significant enough to impair functioning. |
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| What type(s) of therapy work well with Conversion Disorders? |
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Definition
| Therapy focusing on increasing coping skills and improving interpersonal and social functioning. |
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| What are the two schools of thought concerning the etiology of Conversion disorders? |
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Definition
1. The psychoanalytic theory which syas that unconscious conflicts cause the conversion of this conflict into physical symptoms.
2. The other school of thought says that a CNS distrubance causes the disorder |
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| What is the etiology of pain disorders? |
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Definition
| Reinforcement of the sick role may play a role in the development of pain disorders. Others say that unconscious conflicts are converted into symptoms of pain that are not intentionally produced or not intended. |
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| What are some of the symptoms of pain disorders? |
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Definition
| pain that causes significant distress or an impairment in functioning which cannot be fully explained by a DR. Unemployment, disability, and family problems are common. Drug dependency can also develop. |
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| What are some symptoms of hypochondrias? |
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Definition
| Preoccupation or fear of having a disease or the idea that one has a serious disease based on the misinterpretation of signs. |
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| The prognosis of Hypochondrias is poor, Why? |
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Definition
| Because the cause is typically chronic w periods of higher functioning. Therapy is tough because of the strong belief that symptoms are psychological. Sometimes reframing therapy as "stress reduction training" can aid them in accepting therapy. |
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| What are some treatment options for body dysmorphic disorder? |
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| Because the disorder is often gradual, taking several months or years to develop, intervention is difficult because therapy and meds are refused. The prognosis is mixed. Antidepressants may help. |
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