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| SOMATIC SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED WITH SIGNIFICANT DISTRESS AND IMPAIRMENT |
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Definition
| The Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders all share a common feature: |
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| POSITIVE SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS (distressing somatic symptoms plus abnormal thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in response to these symptoms) |
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Definition
| Somatic Symptom Disorder emphasizes diagnosis made on the basis of _______ rather than the absence of a medical explanation for somatic symptoms. |
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Term
| CONVERSION DISORDER, PSEUDOCYESIS |
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Definition
| Medically unexplained symptoms remain a key feature in ________ and _______. |
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| GENETIC & BIOLOGICAL VULNERABILITY, EARLY TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES, LEARNING |
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Definition
| What are some factors that may contribute to somatic symptom and related disorders? |
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| Individuals with ______ typically have multiple, current, somatic symptoms that are distressing or result in significant disruption of daily life, although sometimes only one severe symptom, most commonly pain, is present. |
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| The preoccupation with the idea that one is sick is accompanied by substantial anxiety about health and disease. |
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| Illness becomes a central feature of the individual’s identity and self-image, a frequent topic of social discourse, and a characteristic response to stressful life events. Individuals with the disorder often examine themselves repeatedly (e.g., examining one’s throat in the mirror) (Criterion D). They research their suspected disease excessively (e.g., on the Internet) and repeatedly seek reassurance from family, friends, or physicians. |
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Term
| CONVERSION DISORDER (Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder) |
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Definition
1.One or more symptoms of altered voluntary motor or sensory function.
2.Clinical findings provide evidence of incompatibility between the symptom and recognized neurological or medical conditions.
3.The symptom or deficit is not better explained by another medical or mental disorder.
4.The symptom or deficit causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning or warrants medical evaluation. |
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Term
| WEAKNESS OR PARALYSIS, ABNORMAL MOVEMENTS, TREMOR OR DYSTONIC MOVEMENTS, GAIT ABNORMALITIES, ABNORMAL LIMB POSTURING |
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Definition
| Motor symptoms with Conversion Disorder may include: |
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| FACTITIOUS DISORDER (IMPOSED ON SELF) |
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Definition
1.Falsification of physical or psychological signs or symptoms, or induction of injury or disease, associated with identified deception.
2.The individual presents himself or herself to others as ill, impaired, or injured.
3.The deceptive behavior is evident even in the absence of obvious external rewards.
4.The behavior is not better explained by another mental disorder, such as delusional disorder or another psychotic disorder. |
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| FACTITIOUS DISORDER (IMPOSED ON ANOTHER) |
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Definition
1.Falsification of physical or psychological signs or symptoms, or induction of injury or disease, in another, associated with identified deception.
2.The individual presents another individual (victim) to others as ill, impaired, or injured.
3.The deceptive behavior is evident even in the absence of obvious external rewards.
4.The behavior is not better explained by another mental disorder, such as delusional disorder or another psychotic disorder. |
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| FACTITIOUS DISORDER IMPOSED ON ANOTHER |
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Definition
| When an individual falsifies illness in another (e.g., children, adults, pets), the diagnosis is: |
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| The essential feature of ______ is the falsification of medical or psychological signs and symptoms in oneself or others that are associated with the identified deception. |
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| EXAGGERATION, FABRICATION, SIMULATION, INDUCTION |
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Definition
| Methods of illness falsification can include: |
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