PSYCH-230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Factitious Disorder, Conversion Disorder, Plastic Surgery
28 Sep 2020
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Somatic symptom disorder: at least one somatic symptom complaint accompanied by excessive worry about symptoms. The person may present as histrionic (dramatic) or indifferent. Persistence intense and disturbing fear that one is suffering from a physical illness. But in reality, the person has no physical symptoms (or mild ones). ** the difference between the two sxdx has real physical symptoms! Psychological conflicts re converted into physical symptoms, sensory, motor, seizures, or a mix of these three. May mimic neurological diseases or disorders (hysterical blindness, paralysis, seizures) The seizures are not true seizures however (according to eeg results etc. ) Preoccupation with an imagined defect physical appearance. Typically focuses on a facial feature, such as the nose or mouth. May lead to repeated visits to a plastic surgeon. Easier to see i an adult than in a developing teenager. Is a consciously pretending to have a disorder in order to achieve a tangible benefit (for example lying to win a lawsuit)
