Psych - Lec 14

Somatic Symptom Disorder

A mental health condition characterized by physical symptoms (e.i. pain, fatigue, shortness of breath) accompanied by excessive thoughts, feelings, and behaviors related to those symptoms with no underlying medical cause.

Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder (FNSD)/Conversion Disorder

Physical malfunctioning of sensory or motor functioning (e.i.. blindness, difficulty speaking) and lack of physical or organic pathology but retains most normal functions.

Facticious Disorder

Purposely faking physical symptoms for no obvious external gain (e.i. easy way out of court, paid leave etc.)

Facticious Disorder Imposed on another

A form of child abuse where parents or caregivers falsify accounts of a child's illness or cause injury to the child to elicit attention and sympathy.