6.7 Somatic Symptom Disorder 6.8 Conversion Disorder 6.10 Treating Dissciative and Somatic

This set of flashcards covers key concepts related to somatic disorders, their types, and definitions.

Somatic Symptom Disorder

A mental disorder that manifests as physical symptoms suggesting illness or injury but cannot be explained fully by a general medical condition.

Conversion Disorder

A type of somatic disorder presenting with neurological symptoms not explained by a well-established organic cause, often traceable to a psychological trigger.

Factitious Disorder (FD)

A condition where a person acts as if they have an illness by deliberately producing, feigning, or exaggerating symptoms without a malingering motive.

Factitious Disorder Imposed on Self

Occurs when an individual feigns illness to experience being a patient for themselves.

Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another

Also known as Munchausen by proxy, this involves a person producing, feigning, or exaggerating symptoms of someone they are caring for.

colluding

when a therapist participates with a client, buying into what they are saying either consciously or unconsciously, and by doing so avoids an issue that needs to be addressed for patients with DID, this may involve the therapist asking to reveal the different personalities and to ask questions out of curiosity instead of helping to address specific concerns