Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders Flashcards

Flashcards about Somatic Symptom Disorders, Autism, ADHD, and Trauma-Related Disorders and Pharmacology

Instead of anxiety, depression, or irritability, what symptoms might one experience?

Head, back, or chest pain without organic pathology.

What is Illness Anxiety Disorder?

Extreme worry and fear about the possibility of having a disease.

What does Conversion Disorder manifest as?

Neurological symptoms in the absence of a neurological diagnosis.

What is La belle indifference?

An associated symptom where a client’s apparent indifference to symptoms that seem very serious to others, considered a maladaptive defense mechanism.

What is Malingering?

Consciously motivated to deceive based on the desire for material gain.

What is Factitious Disorder?

People consciously pretend to be ill to get emotional needs met and attain the status of “patient.

What is Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another?

A caregiver deliberately falsifies illness in a vulnerable dependent.

Name some effective coping skills

Assertiveness training, cognitive reframing, problem-solving skills, and social supports

What are the predisposing factors of Autism?

Genetics, Neurological Implications, and Prenatal and Perinatal Influences.

What are the persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts exhibited in Autism?

Deficits in social-emotional reciprocity, nonverbal communicative behaviors, and developing, maintaining, and understanding relationships.

What are some Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors seen in autism?

Inflexibility of behaviors, extreme difficulty coping with change, being overly focused on niche subjects, difficulty tolerating changes in routine, sensory hypersensitivity, stereotypical movements.

Name some 2’nd Gen Atypical Antipsychotics.

Risperidone and Aripiprazole are examples.

What are some Psychological Therapies that can be used for autism?

ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis), EIBI (Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention), Early Start Denver Model, and Social Skills Training.

What are some nursing interventions for autism?

Work with a child 1-1, determine the cause of self-mutilative behavior, provide diversion or replacement activities, provide familiar objects, support attempts to interact with others.

What are the predisposing factors for ADHD?

Genetics, Prenatal, Perinatal, Postnatal factors, Psychosocial Influences, Anatomical Influences, and Environmental Influences.

What are some inattention symptoms of ADHD?

Overlook or miss details, difficulty sustaining attention, not seeming to listen, difficulty following instructions, difficulty organizing tasks.

What is Conduct Disorder?

A repetitive and persistent pattern of behavior during which the basic rights of others or major age-appropriate societal norms/rules are violated.

What is Oppositional Defiant Disorder?

A pattern of angry/irritable mood, arguing and defiance, or even vindictiveness lasting at least 6 months.

What is Intermittent Explosive Disorder?

A pattern of behavioral outbursts characterized by an inability to control one’s aggressive impulses.

What is Pyromania?

Repeated, deliberate fire-setting.

What is Kleptomania?

Repeated failure to resist the urge to steal objects not needed for personal use or monetary values.