Somatic Disorders

Question 1

somatic symptom disorders are characterized by _____ symptoms with no identifiable physical cause. Both illness production and motivation are _____ drives

Answer 1

physical

unconscious

Question 2

In somataform disorders, symptoms (are/are not) intentionally produced or feigned

Answer 2

are not

Question 3

_____ gain: patient consciously creates symptoms to assume the sick role and get medical attention

Answer 3

primary

Question 4

primary gain (has/has no) perceivable benefit to the patient

Answer 4

has no

Question 5

_____ gain: patient consciously fakes/exaggerates disorder in order to attain a specific EXTERNAL gain

Answer 5

secondary

Question 6

examples of somatoform disorders (3):

Answer 6

conversion disorder
hypochondriasis (illness anxiety disorder)
somatic symptom disorder

Question 7

malingering is an example of a disorder with _____ gain; facticious is an example of a disorder with ____ gain

Answer 7

secondary

primary

Question 8

______ disorder: number of CHRONIC complaints/symptoms associated with excessive, persistent thoughts and anxiety about symptoms that causes distress/dysfunction

Answer 8

somatic symptom

Question 9

excessive worry regarding mild or absent symptoms: ____ disorder

Answer 9

illness anxiety (hypochondriac)

Question 10

4 d’s of hypochondriasis:
disease _____, _____, _____
_____

Answer 10

disease fear, preoccupation, conviction

disability

Question 11

illness anxiety disorder can be treated with a ____ dose of _____, similar to OCD

Answer 11

high, SSRIs

Question 12

______ disorder: loss of sensory/motor function, often following an acute stressor

Answer 12

conversion

Question 13

in conversion disorder, patients are ____ of the symptoms but are sometimes ____ towards them

Answer 13

aware

indifferent (la belle indifference)

Question 14

features of conversion disorder symptoms:
_____
sensory symptoms that split at the _____
gap between tested ____ and _____

Answer 14

distractability
midline
strength, function

Question 15

There appears to be no _____ rewards in Factitious disorder/Munchausen syndrome

Answer 15

external

Question 16

Patients with _____ disorder are often related to someone in the health care field

Answer 16

facticious

Question 17

The most common form of munchausen syndrome by proxy is:

Answer 17

mothers on child

Question 18

_____ is a legal rather than a psychiatric or medical diagnosis

Answer 18

malingering

Question 19

malingering is associated with _____ personality disorder

Answer 19

antisocial