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Side A ------ Side B
What is a somatoform disorder? ------ A disorder in which problems appear to be physical or medical but are actually due to psychosocial factors
What are the two types of somatoform disorders? ------ -Hysterical
-Preoccupation
What are the three hysterical somatoform disorders? ------ -Conversion disorder
-Somatization disorder
-Pain disorder associated with psychological symptoms
What are the differences between hysterical and medical symptoms? ------ [Put answer here]
What are the differences between hysterical and factitious symptoms? ------ [Put answer here]
What are the preoccupation somatoform disorders? ------ -Hypochondraisis
-Body dysmorphic disorder
What is a factitious disorder? ------ A disorder in which people go to extreme lengths to create the appearance of a medical disorder 
What is the difference between munchausen and munchausen by proxy? ------ Munchausen - pretend to be sick to get attention from doctors proxy make their children sick
What causes somatoform disorders from a psychoanalytic view? ------ Hysterical disorder is a conversion of underlying emotional conflicts into physical problems
What causes somatoform disorders from a cognitive view? ------ Hysterical disorder is a result of emotions converting into physical symptoms - way of communicating difficult emotions
What causes somatoform disorders from a behavioral view? ------ Hysterical disorders are a result of rewards gained as a result from physical symptoms
What kind of treatment do those with preoccupation somatoform disorders usually receive? ------ Treatment similar to anxiety disorders (cognitive/behavioral)
What kind of treatment do those with hysterical somatoform disorders usually receive? ------ Drug therapy, exposure, suggestion, reinforcement, insight therapy, confrontation
What are dissociative disorders? ------ Disorders in which the individual experiences major losses or changes in memory, consciousness, and identity, but have no physical causes
What are the four dissociative disorders? ------ -Dissociative amnesia
-Dissociative fugue
-Dissociative identity disorder
-Depersonalization disorder
What are the three relationships one with DID can experience? ------ -Mutually amnesic relationships (aren't aware of each other)
-Mutually cognizant relationships (aware of each other)
-One-way relationship
How many personalities do those with DID usually have? ------ 2 or 3
How do DID personalities differ? ------ -Vital statistics
-Abilities and preferences
-Different characteristics
Is DID rare? ------ Traditionally yes, but it is growing more common in US and Canada - thousands of cases
Why was DID rarely diagnosed before 1980? ------ It was not introduced in DSM before this time
How do psychoanalytic therapists explain dissociative disorders? ------ Caused by repression, the most basic ego defense mechanism
How do behavioral theorists explain dissociative disorders? ------ Grows from normal memory processes, response learned through operant conditioning
How does self-hypnosis explain dissociative disorders? ------ Self-hypnosis allows individual to dissociate from self and escape trauma
How does state-dependent learning explain dissociative disorders? ------ State-to-memory links are extremely rigid and tied to a particular state of arousal
How do those with dissociative amnesia and fugue recover? ------ Often on their own, or using psychodynamic, hypnotic, or drug therapy
How do those with DID recover? ------ Requires extensive therapy in order to regain lost memories and develop an integrated personality, treatment is complex and difficult

Side A ------ Side B
What is a somatoform disorder? ------ A disorder in which problems appear to be physical or medical but are actually due to psychosocial factors
What are the two types of somatoform disorders? ------ -Hysterical
-Preoccupation
What are the three hysterical somatoform disorders? ------ -Conversion disorder
-Somatization disorder
-Pain disorder associated with psychological symptoms
What are the differences between hysterical and medical symptoms? ------ [Put answer here]
What are the differences between hysterical and factitious symptoms? ------ [Put answer here]
What are the preoccupation somatoform disorders? ------ -Hypochondraisis
-Body dysmorphic disorder
What is a factitious disorder? ------ A disorder in which people go to extreme lengths to create the appearance of a medical disorder 
What is the difference between munchausen and munchausen by proxy? ------ Munchausen - pretend to be sick to get attention from doctors proxy make their children sick
What causes somatoform disorders from a psychoanalytic view? ------ Hysterical disorder is a conversion of underlying emotional conflicts into physical problems
What causes somatoform disorders from a cognitive view? ------ Hysterical disorder is a result of emotions converting into physical symptoms - way of communicating difficult emotions
What causes somatoform disorders from a behavioral view? ------ Hysterical disorders are a result of rewards gained as a result from physical symptoms
What kind of treatment do those with preoccupation somatoform disorders usually receive? ------ Treatment similar to anxiety disorders (cognitive/behavioral)
What kind of treatment do those with hysterical somatoform disorders usually receive? ------ Drug therapy, exposure, suggestion, reinforcement, insight therapy, confrontation
What are dissociative disorders? ------ Disorders in which the individual experiences major losses or changes in memory, consciousness, and identity, but have no physical causes
What are the four dissociative disorders? ------ -Dissociative amnesia
-Dissociative fugue
-Dissociative identity disorder
-Depersonalization disorder
What are the three relationships one with DID can experience? ------ -Mutually amnesic relationships (aren't aware of each other)
-Mutually cognizant relationships (aware of each other)
-One-way relationship
How many personalities do those with DID usually have? ------ 2 or 3
How do DID personalities differ? ------ -Vital statistics
-Abilities and preferences
-Different characteristics
Is DID rare? ------ Traditionally yes, but it is growing more common in US and Canada - thousands of cases
Why was DID rarely diagnosed before 1980? ------ It was not introduced in DSM before this time
How do psychoanalytic therapists explain dissociative disorders? ------ Caused by repression, the most basic ego defense mechanism
How do behavioral theorists explain dissociative disorders? ------ Grows from normal memory processes, response learned through operant conditioning
How does self-hypnosis explain dissociative disorders? ------ Self-hypnosis allows individual to dissociate from self and escape trauma
How does state-dependent learning explain dissociative disorders? ------ State-to-memory links are extremely rigid and tied to a particular state of arousal
How do those with dissociative amnesia and fugue recover? ------ Often on their own, or using psychodynamic, hypnotic, or drug therapy
How do those with DID recover? ------ Requires extensive therapy in order to regain lost memories and develop an integrated personality, treatment is complex and difficult