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Irrevelevant in somatic symptom disorder

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whether symptoms are medically unexplained - can give this diagnosis if criteria are met regardless of other medical findings

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somatic symptom disorder

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distressing symptoms

excessive thoughts/feelings/behaviors in reponse for at least six months

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illness anxiety disorder

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when there are no serious symptoms (if they have them, they are mild), but a patient is preocupied with having/getting illness

high level of anxiety about illness, excessive behaviors OR maladaptive avoidance

lasts at least six months

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conversion disorder/functional symptom disorder

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one needs an MUS
one or more symptoms of altered motor or sensory function
evidence of incomptability between symptom and recognized conditions

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splitting the midline

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left and right separation in innervation, but at a cutaneous level those nerves cross the midline
–sharp loss of symptoms when testing across midline

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hoovers sign

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as the patient attempts to move the “unmovable leg” he/she should push down with their normal leg (if they dont- consciously or unconsciously-not putting in effort)

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arm drop

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hold arm over face and let it drop

see if patient avoids hitting face

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can also monitor___ for 24 hrs

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EEG-look for findings taht correlate with seizures

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factitous disorder

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falsifying or cuasing symptoms and lying about it
presents for medical attention
no obvious external rewards

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Munchausen’s

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type of factitious disorder that is more extreme

pt moving around creating symptoms

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psychological factors affecting othe rmedical conditions

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medical (not psych) condition or symptom

psych factors cause/exacerbate/prolong/interfere with treatment

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malingering

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not a psychiatric diagnosis

intentional production of signs or symptoms for external reward

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risk factor of malingering

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antisocial personality disorder

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pseudo-malingering

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pretending to have a disease that one eventually discovers one