Front | Back |
Body
|
Soma
|
- overly preoccupied with their health or body appearance - no identifiable medical condition causing the physical complaints
|
Soma
|
Tied to psychoanalysis
|
Hysterical neurosis
|
Types of DSM-IV Somatoform
Disorders
|
Hypochondriasis
Somatization
disorder
Conversion
disorder
Pain
disorder
Body dysmorphic disorder
|
Physical complaints without a clearing cause
|
Hypochondriasis
|
Severe anxiety focused on the possibility of having a serious disease
|
Hypochondriasis
|
People with hypochondriasis has a strong ... ...
|
Disease conviction
|
Very difficult to reassure them (in which medical reassurance does not seem to help)
|
Disease conviction
|
Does hypochondriasis have good prevalence data?
|
No, it is lacking
|
What is the onset of hypochondriasis?
|
Onset at any age
|
Hypochondriasis - acute or chronic?
|
Acute
|
2 causes of hypochondriasis
|
Cognitive perceptual distortions familial history of illness
|
Might interpret ambiguous stimuli as something negative and extreme --> once they focus on something they will increase their anxiety
|
Cognitive perceptual illness
|
Family has dealt with a lot of illness or genetic vulnerability tend to view life events as negative and generally had adults that modelled it
|
Familial history of illness
|
Treatment for hypochondriasis
|
- challenge illness-related misinterpretations- provide some substantial and sensitive reassurance - stress management and coping strategies
|