PSYCH 2AP3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Malingering, Panic Disorder, Fetus
10 Aug 2018
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Physiological logical symptoms without physiological causes, based solely on psychological basis. Psychological factors affecting other medical: other specified somatic symptoms and related disorder, unspecified somatic symptom and related disorder. Conversion disorder (hysteria: one or more symptoms of altered voluntary motor or sensory function, distinguishing from involuntary automatic function. Symptom incompatible with recognized neurological or medical condition. Is not caused by the dysfunction of a neuron or physical damages. Symptoms not better explained by another medical or mental condition. Symptoms causes clinically significant distress or impairment, or warrants medical evaluation. Specification of symptom type: weakness or paralysis, abnormal movement. Speech symptoms: attacks or seizures, anesthesia or sensory loss. Comorbidity: other somatic disorder, anxiety disorder, depressive disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, borderline personality disorder. Psychoanalysis: defense against anxiety re-conflict (primary gain, primary gain: the help you get directly for the symptom of the disorder. Secondary gain: attention and care you gain from getting the disorder.
