Dissociative Disorders

dissociative disorder

conditions that involve disruptions/breakdowns of memory. awareness, identity, or perception

dissociative identity disorder

known as MPD; an individual develops more than oneself/Personality; must have 2 distinct identities and when inhibiting identity are more aware that they also inhibit another identity resulting in large memory gaps

dissociative amnesia

inability to remember important personal details and experiences, usually associated with traumatic or very stressful events

fugue state

travel or wander without knowing their identity

depersonalization

condition in which people feel they are detached from their own body

derealization

condition in which people feel a sense of unreality/detachment from their surroundings

derealization/depersonalization disorder

condition i which the individual experiences recurrent and persistent episodes of depersonalization/derealization

somatic symptoms

symptoms involving. physical probles and or concerns about medical symptoms

somatic symptom disorder

actual physical symptoms that may or may not be accountable by a medical condition, accompanied by maladaptive thoughts, feelings, and behaviors; excessive worry out of proportion of symptoms with complaints for at least 6 months

illness anxiety disorder

characterized by the misinterpretation of bodily functions as signs of serious illness; doesn’t involve actual physical symptoms; no ailment, but preoccupied concern about developing a severe medical condition (hypochondriac)

functional neurological symptom disorder (conversion disorder)

translation of unacceptable drives/troubling conflicts into physical symptoms; hysteria

conversion

presumed transformation of physiological conflict to physical symptoms

malingering

deliberately fabricating physical/psychological symptoms for some ulterior motive; external benefit/reward (money, lawsuit, disability)

fictitious disorder imposed on self

fake symptoms/disorders not for the purpose of any particular gain, but because of an inner need to maintain a sick role; maunchausen’s syndrome; internally driven motives (attention and sympathy

fictitious disorder imposed on another

inducing physical symptoms in another person who is under their care

cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)

help clients identity and change their thoughts linked to their physical symptoms and change their maladaptive behavior that accompanies those irrational thoughts

physiological factors affecting other medical conditions

disorder in which clients have a medical disease/symptom that appears to be exacerbated by psychological/behavioral factors

stress

unpleasant emotional reaction that a person as when an event is percieved as threatening

stressful life event

event that disrupts the individuals life

coping

the process through which people decrease stress in a healthy manor

daily hassles

relatively minor events that can add up and cause signifiant stress that can impair mental health

problem focued coping

coping in which the individual takes action to decrease stress by changing whatever it is about the situation that makes it stressful

emotion focused coping

coping in which the person doesn’t change anything about the problem itself, but instead tries to improve feelings about the situation

type-a behavior

pattern of behaviors that include being hard—driving, competitive, impatient, cynical and suspicious, easily irritated, and hostile towards others

type-d behavior

people who experience emotions that include anxiety, irritation, and depressed mood

eating disorder

persistent disturbances of eating/eating-related behavior that results in changes in consumption/absorption of food; coping mechanism gone wrong

feeding disorders

characterized by extreme food selectivity (beyond pickiness); food preference/perceived intolerances

anorexia nervosa

characterized by an inability to maintain a normal weight, intense fear of gaining weight and distorted body perception

bulimia nervosa

alteration between the extremes of eating large amounts of food in a short time and them compensating for added calories by vomiting/other extremes to avid gaining weight; must binge and purge once a week

binge eating

eat an excessive amount of food during a short period

purging

inappropriate methods of compensating for added calories such as vomiting, laxatives, diuretics, other medication, fasting, excessive exercise

binge-eating disorder

ingestion of large amounts of food during a short period of time, even when full and lack control over what or how much is eaten; at least 2 binges a week for 6 months

other specified feeding/eating disorder

applicable to individuals who are experiencing significant distress due to symptoms that are similar to disorders such as anorexia, bulimia, and binge-eating disorder, but who do not meet the full criteria for a diagnosis

purging disorder

individual engages in purging behaviors such as induced vomiting/laxative misuse, but they do not experience eating binges

night eating syndrome

the individual experiences episodes of eating after awakening at night, or of excessively eating after their evening meal

avoidant/restrictive good intake disorder

individuals avoid eating out of concern about aversion consequences/restrict food intake with specific sensory characteristics; selective eating disorder

pica

a condition in which a person eats inedible substances such as dirt/feces, commonly associated with developmental disabilities

rumination disorder

eating disorder which the infant/child regurgitates food after it has been swallowed and them either spits it out/re-swallows it

elimination disorders

characterized by age-inappropriate incontinence beginning in childhood

enuresis

disorder where the individual is incontinent of urine and urinates on clothes/bed after the age of 5

encopresis

the repeated, involuntary passing of stool into clothing in children who are four years old or older and who have been toilet-trained.

insomnia

trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, getting good quality sleep regardless of the time/environment is right

onset insomnia

trouble falling asleep

maintenance insomnia

trouble staying asleep

behavioral insomnia

childhood insomnia

impulse control disorders

repeatedly engage in behaviors that are harmful and feel they cannot control

oppositional defiant disorder

characterized by angry/irritable mood, argumentative/defiant behavior, and vindictiveness that results in significant school/family issues; symptoms begin 5-10 years old and evident between 8-12 years old

conduct disorder

involves repeated violations of the rights of others and society’s norms and delinquent behaviors including aggressiveness to people and animals; likely to develop ADHD, mood disorders, etc.; precursor to antisocial personality disorder

intermittent explosive disorder

inability to hold back urges to express strong angry feelings and associated with violent behaviors; can’t be related to drugs, alcohol, other mental health disorders or medical conditions

kleptomania

involves persistent urge to steal; can present at any age

pyromania

persistent and compelling urge to start fires (not arson) and more common in teens and adult males

other specified disruptive, impulse control, and conduct disorder

person exhibits signs and symptoms of impulse control disorder, but the impulse don’t fall into any of the main categories