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| Pathological concern of individuals with the appearance or functioning of their bodies usually in the absence of any identifiable medical condition. |
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| Disorder in which individuals feel detached from themselves or their surroundings and feel reality, experience, and identify may disintegrate. |
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| Somatoform disorder involving severe anxiety over belief in having a disease process without any evident physical cause. |
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| Somatoform disorder involving extreme and long-lasting focus on multiple physical symptoms for which no medical cause is evident. |
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| Physical malfunctioning, such as blindness or paralysis, suggesting neurological impairment but with no organic pathology to account for it. |
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| Deliberate faking of a physical or psychological disorder motivated by gain. |
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| Nonexistent physical or psychological disorder deliberately faked for no apparent gain except, possibly, sympathy and attention. |
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| Somatoform disorder featuring true pain but for which psychological factors play an important role in onset, severity, or maintenance. |
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| Body Dysmorphic disorder(BDD) |
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| Somatoform disorder featuring a disruptive preoccupation with some imagined defect in appearance ("imagined ugliness") |
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| Altering of perception that causes people to temporarily lose a sense of their own reality; most prevalent in people with the dissociative disorders. There is often a feeling in being outside observers of their own behavior. |
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| Situation in which the individual loses a sense of the reality of the external world. |
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| Depersonalization disorder |
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| Dissociative disorder in which feelings of depersonalization are so sever they dominate the individual's life and prevent normal functioning. |
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| Dissociative disorder featuring the inability to recall personal information; usually of a stressful or traumatic nature. |
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| Emily constantly worries about her health. She has been to numerous doctors for her concerns about cancer and other serious diseases, only to be reassured of her well-being. Emily's anxiousness is exacerbated by each small ailment (for example, headaches or stomach pains) that she considers to be indications of a major illness.________ |
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| D. J. Arrived at Dr. Blake's office with a folder crammed full of medical records, symptoms documentation, and lists of prescribed treatments and drugs. Several doctors are monitoring hi for his complaints, ranging from chest pain to difficulty swallowing. D.J. Recently lost his job for using to many sick days.__________ |
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| Sixteen-year-old Chad suddenly lost the use of his arms with no medical cause. The complete paralysis slowly improved to the point that he could slightly raise them. However, Chad cannot drive, pick up objects, or perform most tasks necessary for day-to-day life.______ |
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| Loretta is 32 and has been preoccupied with the size and shape of her nose for 2 years. She has been saving money for plastic surgery, after which she is sure, her career will improve. Trouble is, three honest plastic surgeons have told her that her nose is fine as it is. ________ |
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| Betty had considerable pain when she broke her arm. A year later, it has healed and all medical tests indicated her arm is fine, but she still complains of the pain. It seems to intensify when she fights with her husband._________ |
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| Loss of memory of all personal information, including identity. |
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| Memory loss limited to specific times and events, particularly traumatic events. Also known as selective amnesia. |
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| Dissociative disorder featuring sudden, unexpected travel away from home, along with an inability to recall the past, sometimes with assumption of a new identity. |
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| Dissociative Trance Disorder |
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| Altered state of consciousness in which people firmly believe they are possessed by spirits; considered a disorder only where there is distress and dysfunction. |
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| Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) |
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| Disorder in which as many as 100 personalities or fragments of personalities co-exist with one body and mind. Formerly known as multiple personality disorder. |
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| Shorthand term for alter ego, one of the different personalities or identities in dissociative identify disorder. |
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| Ann was found wandering the streets, unable to recall any important personal information. After searching her purse finding an address, doctors were able to contact her mother. They learned that Ann had just been in a terrible accident and was the only survivor. Ann could not remember her mother or any details of the accident. She was distressed. ________ |
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| Karl was brought to a clinic by his mother. She was concerned because at times his behavior was strange. His speech and his way of relating to people and situations would change dramatically, almost as if her were a different person. What bothered her and Karl most was that he could not recall anything he did during these periods. |
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| Terry complained about feeling out of control She said she felt sometimes as if she were floating under the ceiling and just watching things happen to her. She also experienced tunnel vision and felt uninvolved in the things that went on in the room around her. This always cause her to panic and perspire._______ |
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| Depersonalization disorder |
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| Henry is 64 and recently arrived in town. He does not know where he is from or how he got here. His Drivers license proves his name, but he is convinced it is his. He is in good health and not taking any medications. _________ |
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| Carol cannot remember what happened last weekend, On monday she was admitted to a hospital, suffering from cuts, bruises, and contusions. It also appeared that she had been sexually assaulted. |
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| 1. Primary Symptom of hypochondriasis is: |
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| 1. Fear of currently having a disease. |
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| 2. Someone who presents with the following symptoms might have hypochondriasis. |
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| 2. interpreting momentarily flutters in the stomach as a sign of illness. |
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| 3. Choose the scenario that best demonstrates a somatization disorder. |
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| 3. Sherry has physical complaints that have lasted at least 10 years. Her symptoms include pain in her feet, hands, and neck; alternating diarrhea and constipation; and difficulty walking. Sherry's physician cannot find any illness to account for these complaints. |
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| 4. Hypochondriasis is related to _____, whereas somatization disorder is linked to _______. |
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| 4. Anxiety disorder, antisocial personality disorder |
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| 5. In factitious disorder: |
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| 5. The individual is voluntarily producing the symptoms without any obvious financial or other external incentives. |
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| 6. Jorge, a 19 year old male was hospitalized after his legs collapsed under him while walking to class. He could not regain his stance and has been unable to walk since, although he desperately wants to walk again. A Neurological exam revealed no medical problem. Jorge behavior is consistent with: |
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| 7. Mrs. Thompson brought her 4-year-old daughter, Carmen, to the emergency room, stating that the child had been vomiting nonstop throughout the morning. Carmen's condition improved over the course of several days. On the day of her discharge from the hospital, a nurse walked in as Mrs. Thompson was giving Carmen a drink of floor cleaner. Mrs. Thompson's behavior is consistent with: |
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| Munchausen syndrome by proxy |
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| 8. ________ describes the experience of losing a sense of your own reality, whereas, ____ describes losing your sense of reality of the external world. |
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| 8. Depersonalization;derealization |
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| 9. Michael's wife, Jennifer, reported him missing to the police in 1998. Two years later she saw Michael in an airport. He lived two states away from Jennifer, was married to another woman, and had two children with her. Michael told Jennifer that his name was Danny, not Michael, and that he had never met her before. Michael's presentation is consistent with: |
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| 10. The different identities or personalities in dissociative identity disorder are called_______, whereas the change from personality to another is called ________. |
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