SAS 19,20 (OCD, Dissociative Disorders, Somatic Symptom and related disorders)

obsessive-compulsive disorder

recurrent, persistent, intrusive, and unwanted thoughts, images, or impulses that cause marked anxiety and interfere with interpersonal, social, or occupational function

obsessions

are fixed, recurrent thoughts that a person believes in

compulsions

are ritualistic, repetitive behaviors that a person performs continuously in an attempt to relieve the anxiety

exposure

response prevention

2 behavior therapy for OCD?

exposure

involves assisting the client to deliberately be in situations or stimuli that they avoid

response prevention

involves delaying or avoid performance of rituals

body dysmorphic disorder

is preoccupied with an imagined defect in appearance or disproportionate concern with a slight physical anomaly

SSRIs, TCAs

medications for BDD?

hoarding disorder

characterized by a person’s irrational, persistent difficulty in discarding or parting with possessions regardless of their actual value

discarding

refers to giving away, throwing away, recycling, or selling things one no longer needs

CBT, exposure therapy

treatment for hoarding disorder?

trichotillomania

hair-pulling disorder; it involves an individual recurrently pulling hair from any part of their body

antidepressants

anxiolytics

CBT

treatment for tricho?

excoriation (skin-picking) disorder

involves conscious creation of neurotic excoriations through repetitive scratching

antipsychotics

habit reversal training

stimulus control

treatment and medication for excoriation disorder?

somatization

the transference of mental experiences and states into bodily symptoms

somatic symptom disorder

a form of mental illness that causes one or more bodily symptoms, including pain

symptoms may or may not be traceable to a physical cause

illness anxiety disorder (hypochondriasis)

people with this disorder are preoccupied with a concern that they have a serious disease

conversion disorder/functional neurological symptom disorder

this condition is diagnosed when people have neurological symptoms that cannot be traced back to a medical causep

pseudocyesis

false belief in women that they are pregnant

SSRIs

chronic pain therapy

CBT

medication and treatment for SSD?

dissociation

subconscious defense mechanism that occurs after a painful, traumatic event which allows the mind to forget or remove itself from the memory or the present situation

dissociative disorders

disruption in the integrated functions of consciousness, memory, identity, or environmental perception

dissociative identity disorder

associated with overwhelming experiences, traumatic events and/or abuse that occurred in childhood. has host and alters

dissociative amnesia

the main symptom is difficulty remembering important information about one’s self

depersonalization disorder

involves ongoing feelings of detachment from actions, feelings, thoughts, and sensations as if they are watching a movie

derealization disorder

a feeling of unreality or detachment from, or unfamiliarity with, the world, be it individuals, inanimate objects, or all surroundings

psychotherapy

hypnotherapy

adjunctive therapy

treatment for DID?

mapping

different personalities are identified, the relationships between them are explored, and their psychological dynamics are explored