Somatoform disorders Utilize Barrons Book this information is not in your text Somatoform Disorders Occur when a person manifests a psychological problem through a physiological symptom Conversion Disorder ID: 576125
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Somatic Symptom and related disorders(Somatoform disorders)
Utilize Barron’s Book this information is not in your text. Slide2
Somatoform Disorders
Occur when a person manifests a psychological problem through a physiological symptom.Slide3
Conversion Disorder
(aka Functional neurological symptom disorder)
A person experiences very specific physical symptoms for which no physical basis can be found.
blindness
paralysis
Inability to swallow Slide4
Illness Anxiety Disorder
(Hypochondriasis)
Interpret normal sensations (headache, stomach cramps,
etc
) as symptoms of a dreaded disease.Slide5
Theories about possible causes of Somatic Symptom Disorder
Psychoanalytical – outward manifestations of unresolved unconscious conflicts.
Behaviorist – somatic symptoms are being reinforced for their behavior Slide6
Dissociative Disorders
Utilize Barron’s Book and pages 644-645 in text Slide7
Dissociative Disorders
Disruption in conscious processes.
Often in response to an overwhelmingly stressful situation.
Three types….Slide8
Dissociative Amnesia
Suffer a complete loss of identity.
May experience a fugue state – person travels away from home “Jane Doe”Slide9
Dissociative Identity Disorder
A person has several rather than one integrated personality.
Various mannerisms and accentsSlide10
Understanding DID Support
Handedness changes
Shift of visual acuity
Heightened activity in brain areas associated with control and inhibition of traumatic memories.
Against
Role playing and fantasy prone people
Disorder localizedSlide11
Personality Disorders
Pages in textbook 653-657
Barron’s book pages 249-250Slide12
Personality Disorders
Well-established, maladaptive ways of behaving that negatively affect people’s ability to function.
Significant impairments in self and interpersonal functioning.
Dominates their personality.Slide13
Personality Disorders Clusters
Cluster A (odd or eccentric behavior)
Paranoid
Schizoid
Schizotypal
Cluster B (dramatic or impulsive behavior; attention-getting)
Antisocial Borderline
HistrionicNarcissistic Cluster C (anxiety-related) AvoidantDependent Obsessive-compulsive Slide14
Cluster B Slide15
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Pervasive pattern of grandiosity
Need for admiration
Exaggerated sense of self-importanceSlide16
Histrionic Personality Disorder
Pervasive and excessive emotionality and attention-seeking behavior
Feels uncomfortable and unappreciated if he/she is not center of attention.
Melodramatic and flirtatious mannerSlide17
Borderline Personality Disorder
Pervasive pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships and self-image
Impulsive
Intensely concerned with abandonment
People with this disorder are prone to constant mood swings and bouts of anger. Slide18
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Disregard for, and violation of, the rights of others
Deceit, manipulation, and exploitation
Lack of empathy.
Weak decision making
Causes:
Genetic
Little autonomic nervous system arousal
Lower levels of stress hormone at young age
Reduced activity in the frontal lobes
11 % less frontal lobe tissue than normal
Brain responds less to facial displays of others in distress