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somatic symptom disorders |
involve patterns in which individuals complain of bodily symptoms that suggest the presence of medical problems, but where there is no obvious medical explanation that can satisfactorily explain the symptoms |
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factitious disorder |
person intentionally produces psychological or physical symptoms no tangible external rewards |
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malingering |
person is intentionally producing for grossly exaggerating physical symptoms motivated by external incentives like money |
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hypochondriasis |
person preoccupied with fears of contracting a serious disease or with idea that of having that disease even though they don't |
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somatization disorder |
characterized by any different physical complaints
needs to begin before age 30, last for several years, and not be adequately explained by independent findings of physical illness or injury |
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pain disorder |
characterized by persistent and sever pain in one or more areas of the body that is not intentionally produced or feigned |
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conversion disorder |
symptoms or deficits affecting the sense or motor behavior strongly suggest that the pt. has a medical or neurological condition, but can't be explained |
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primary and secondary gains for conversion |
primary: continued escape or avoidance of stressful situation secondary: any external circumstance, such as attention from loved ones or financial compensation, that would act as reinforcer |
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dissociative disorders |
a group of conditions involving disruptions in a person's normally integrated functions of consciousness, memory, identity, or perception |
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implicit memory |
nonconscious processes |
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implicit perception |
nonconscious perceptions |
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derealization
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one's sense of the reality of the outside world is temporarily lost |
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depersonalization |
one's sense of one's own self and one's own reality is temporarily lost |
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depersonalization/derealization disorder |
people have persistent or recurrent experiences of feeling detached from their own bodies and mental processes |
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dissociative amnesia |
usually limited to a failure to recall previously stored personal information |
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dissociative fugue |
amnesic person departs from home surroundings; accompanied by confusion about identity |
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dissociative identity disorder |
pt. manifests two or more distinct identities that alternate in some way in taking control of behavior |
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host and alter identities |
host is most frequently encountered and one that carries the real name |
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posttraumatic theory |
DID results from horrific abuse child escapes into fantasies, becoming someone else |
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sociocognitive theory |
DID develops because clinicians have inadvertently suggested, legitimized and reinforced the different identities to a highly suggestible patient |
