PSY100H1 Chapter 6: Chapter 6 (1).docx

• School: UTSG
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY100H1
• Professor: all

Document Summary

Lecture 6:somatoform and dissociative disorders: somatoform and dissociative disorders are both psychological conditions that mimic physiological or neurological conditions (mimic organic conditions) La belle indifference: inappropriate lack of emotion or concern for the perceptions by others of one"s disability (1/3 of cases) Main physical symptom is pain, may be exacerbated by psychosocial factors. May be maintained by gain (get something you like/positive): Primary gain: attention, maintained through reinforcement (operant conditioning), hardwire to seek out. Secondary gain: secondary reinforcer (money) gives you access to primary o o reinforcement: this disorder can be comorbid with substance abuse. Implosive or flooding therapy: get the client to face their fear and anxiety head on. Malingering: not a dsm disorder, pretending to have a disorder (it can be conscious or subconscious, dementia: mostly occur elder people, people who are actually dementing won"t seek help. If they do, it could be a form of malingering, when it becomes dysfunctional, then it might be considered pathological.