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what is alexithymia?
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- inability to say how you're feeling
- predisposes you to somatization & iatrogenic morbidity |
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people with psychiatric diagnoses or mood disorders often present first with what?
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- often present first with exclusively somatic symptoms
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what is a conversion disorder?
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- very general, one or more symptoms, symptom is NOT intentionally produced
- preceded by stressors or conflicts - takes about a year, most prevalent in primary care settings - most recover >90% |
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what is a somatization disorder?
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- stricter criteria than conversion disorder, several years
- begins before age 30, occurs over several years, results in treatment being sought or significant impairment |
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child somatization disorder is mono or polysymptomatic?
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- monosymptomatic
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if a patient complains of limb paralysis and you suspect somatization disorder what would Hoover's sign tell you?
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- if you see downward pressure in the other limb then you know it is a conversion symptom of paralysis
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which has a better prognosis: somatization disorder or conversion?
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- conversion disorder b/c has 90% remission
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what is undifferentiated somatoform?
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- same criteria for somatization but duration is 6 months rather than several years
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what happens with hypochondriacs? do they have the symptoms?
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- do NOT have the symptoms, but keep being preoccupied & worried about the disease
- has to be for 6 months |
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how do you treat hypochondriacs?
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- SSRIs + CBT
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what is a pain disorder? what mood disorder is associated with it? what does MMPI do?
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- pain is most frequent complaint
- symptom is not produced - associated with depression - MMPI is psychological testing that looks at a lot of questions to look at personalities & traits |
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how do you treat body dysmorphic disorder?
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- SSRIs & CBT
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what is body dysmorphic disorder?
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- preoccupation with imagined defect in appearance
- obsessive |
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what is somatoform NOS?
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- non-psychotic & unexplained physical complaints
- less than 6 months duration |
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what is pseudocyesis?
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- feeling that you're pregnant because your partner is pregnant
- somatoform NOS |
