PSYC 510 Quiz 1 - Questions and Answers

PSYC 510 Quiz 1 - Questions and Answers Somatic vs Illness-Anxiety disorder Somatic Symptom Disorder there is generally a real, somatic expression of the complaint (e.g., back pain), whereas in Illness Anxiety Disorder, it is dominated by anxiety about having or HAVING a serious medical illness, without real cause or pain NCD with a genetic link Alzheimer's disease and other dementias including frontotemporal dementia, Pick's disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. NCD from brain trauma symptoms/problems TBI it is common for people to have problems with attention, concentration, speech and language, learning and memory, reasoning, planning and problem-solving Factitious disorder Imposed on self OR imposed on others. Individual presents themselves to others as ill, impaired, or injured. Behavior is deceptive in the ABSENCE of external rewards like money, fame, support. THEY ARE ACTUALLY SICK--doing things to make them sick Malingering Deliberate FAKING of a physical or psychological disorder MOTIVATED by gain. How is a factitious or malingering disorder applied to an individual? if the person is making someone else sick or pretending, the diagnosis is on the guardian or person overseeing them. Malingering red flags Limited or inconsistent memory recall, irritability and lack of cooperation, poor test performance and concentration, and delayed symptom onset Factitious disorder red flags Dramatic but inconsistent medical history. Unclear symptoms that aren't controllable, become more severe or change once treatment has begun. Unpredictable relapses following improvement in the condition Conversion disorder Change in functioning in absence of a medical reason Conversion disorder symptoms are a result of __________, ____________ or _____________ Significant psychological stress, Trauma, Depression What can be impaired in conversion disorder?