PSYCH 2AP3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder, Somatic Symptom Disorder, Factitious Disorder
5 Mar 2020
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One or more symptoms of altered voluntary motor or sensory function. Who first encounter this - we say people are making up these symptoms but they are genuine. Symptom incompatible with recognized neurological or medical condition. We cant find any basis for it (if blind, we would not find any reason for person not being able to see - because its psychological) Symptoms not explained by another medical or mental condition. Symptom causes clinically significant distress or impairment, or warrants medical evaluation. Normally it would be "impairment of one or more areas of life" Weakness or paralysis - inability to move part of body. Anesthesia or sensory loss - cant feel anything. 2 based sources of info to find prevalence : clinical estimates & biases present. Ford (1983) estimates 20-25% of general medical patients meet criteria for this disorder (no physiological condition, but a psychological one) Dsm-5 estimates 5% of neurology referrals meet the criteria.
