Lsw Study Test

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Conversion disorder

Back 1

symptoms involve voluntary motor or sensory functioning and suggest a serious neurological or other medical condition. due to psychological factors: stressors or conflicts

Front 2

la belle indifference

Back 2

lack of conern about symptoms

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Etiology of conversion disorder

Back 3

PRimary gain and secondary gain

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Primary Gain

Back 4

symptom keeps an internal conflict or need out of conscious awareness

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secondary gain

Back 5

symptom helps the individual avoid an unpleasant activity or obtain support from the environment

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differential diagnosis for conversion disorder

Back 6

conversion disorder is often difficult to distinguish from actual medical illness. However, CD usually involves the following 1) lack of concern about one's symptoms 2). failure for symptoms to conform to actual disease. 3). tendency of symptoms to be selective (can use for some activities).

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factitious disorder and Malingering vs. Conversion disorder

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facticious and malingering are voluntarily produced or feigned.

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Pain disorder

Back 8

pain that is sufficiently severe to warrent clinical attention that cannot be fully accounted for by a medical condition

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Hypochondrias

Back 9

unrealistic preoccupation with a fear of having or the belif that one has, a serious illness based on a misinterpretation of a bodily symptom.
-usually doctor shops
-resists referals for mental health tx.

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differential diagnosis for hypocondriasis

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physical symptoms are not of delusional intesity as it is with psychotic disorder.
-willing to consider not having a disease and that his fears are exaggerated.