The Mind/Body Connection

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1 The Mind/Body Connection Psychosomatic, Somatoform, and Fictitious Disorders

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3 Psychological disorders do not always manifest as purely behavioral and/or emotional problems

4 Psychological disorders do not always manifest as purely behavioral and/or emotional problems Often there are physical symptoms that show up at the same time

5 Psychological disorders do not always manifest as purely behavioral and/or emotional problems Often there are physical symptoms that show up at the same time Sometimes psychological disorders manifest as purely physical disorders.

6 Psychological disorders do not always manifest as purely behavioral and/or emotional problems Often there are physical symptoms that show up at the same time Sometimes psychological disorders manifest as purely physical disorders. They are considered psychological in nature if no physical cause can be found

7 Psychosomatic Disorders

8 Psychosomatic Disorders These are physical problems that have their roots in psychological causes

9 Psychosomatic Disorders These are physical problems that have their roots in psychological causes physical symptoms do respond to treatment, but might keep manifesting if the underlying emotional issues aren t addressed

10 Psychosomatic Disorders These are physical problems that have their roots in psychological causes physical symptoms do respond to treatment, but might keep manifesting if the underlying emotional issues aren t addressed tension headaches, stomachache, hives, etc.

11 Somatoform Disorders

12 Somatoform Disorders The person experiences a physical problem, but there is no organic (physical) cause

13 Somatoform Disorders The person experiences a physical problem, but there is no organic (physical) cause Psychological problems are manifesting as physical disorders

14 Somatoform Disorders The person experiences a physical problem, but there is no organic (physical) cause Psychological problems are manifesting as physical disorders Symptoms typically do NOT respond to medical intervention* - > aspirin for a broken heart...

15 Somatoform Disorders The person experiences a physical problem, but there is no organic (physical) cause Psychological problems are manifesting as physical disorders Symptoms typically do NOT respond to medical intervention* - > aspirin for a broken heart... There are several types of somatoform disorders

16 Somatoform Disorders The person experiences a physical problem, but there is no organic (physical) cause Psychological problems are manifesting as physical disorders Symptoms typically do NOT respond to medical intervention* - > aspirin for a broken heart... There are several types of somatoform disorders

17 Somatoform Disorders The person experiences a physical problem, but there is no organic (physical) cause Psychological problems are manifesting as physical disorders Symptoms typically do NOT respond to medical intervention* - > aspirin for a broken heart... There are several types of somatoform disorders *current research has challenged this assertion for select disorders

18 Body-Dysmorphic Disorder

19 Body-Dysmorphic Disorder a person misperceives their body as having some crucial defect

20 Body-Dysmorphic Disorder a person misperceives their body as having some crucial defect * to be a disorder, must negatively impact their lives in a significant way

21 Body-Dysmorphic Disorder a person misperceives their body as having some crucial defect * to be a disorder, must negatively impact their lives in a significant way ears or nose too big, eyes too far apart, weigh too much

22 Body-Dysmorphic Disorder a person misperceives their body as having some crucial defect * to be a disorder, must negatively impact their lives in a significant way ears or nose too big, eyes too far apart, weigh too much sometimes anorexia or bulimia can be co- morbid with body dysmorphic disorder but the root cause of these disorders is not always imagined ugliness

23 Hypochondria

24 Hypochondria false belief that you have a severe or life threatening illness

25 Hypochondria false belief that you have a severe or life threatening illness refuse to believe that you are healthy even after presented with evidence that you are

26 Conversion Disorder

27 Conversion Disorder Specific instance when emotional problem manifests as a physical problem

28 Conversion Disorder Specific instance when emotional problem manifests as a physical problem broken heart

29 Conversion Disorder Specific instance when emotional problem manifests as a physical problem broken heart glove anesthesia

30 Conversion Disorder Specific instance when emotional problem manifests as a physical problem broken heart conversion blindness glove anesthesia

31 Somatization Disorder

32 Somatization Disorder minor, ongoing problems

33 Factitious Disorders

34 Factitious Disorders With both psychosomatic and somatoform disorders, the sufferer feels sick regardless of whether or not something is happening organically, they are experiencing it physically

35 Factitious Disorders With both psychosomatic and somatoform disorders, the sufferer feels sick regardless of whether or not something is happening organically, they are experiencing it physically With factitious disorders, the person with the mental illness knows that they are lying

36 Malingering

37 Malingering lying about being sick to avoid school or work

38 Malingering lying about being sick to avoid school or work or to obtain drugs

39 Munchausen s/ Munchausen s by proxy

40 Munchausen s/ Munchausen s by proxy Faking or causing illness to get attention or go to the hospital

41 Munchausen s/ Munchausen s by proxy Faking or causing illness to get attention or go to the hospital all these nails, pins, buttons, etc were removed from a single patient

42 Munchausen s/ Munchausen s by proxy Faking or causing illness to get attention or go to the hospital all these nails, pins, buttons, etc were removed from a single patient credit: Gore Psychiatric Museum

43 Munchausen s/ Munchausen s by proxy Faking or causing illness to get attention or go to the hospital by proxy = making someone else, usually a child, ill so you can get attention all these nails, pins, buttons, etc were removed from a single patient credit: Gore Psychiatric Museum

44 The more we learn about neuropsychology the greater the trend to find physical causes, and treatments, for disorders that were previously considered entirely psychological in nature