Psych - Quiz1

Quiz A 35/M has been admitted at the hospital for seizure. He has been diagnosed with Seizure Disorder, and is maintained on Carbamazepine. Compliance to medications is good. He admits to having been particularly stressed out the past few days and tearfully revealed that he has been left by his wife for another man. During his stay at the hospital, he has had several seizure episodes, sometimes precipitated by the mere mention of his wife’s name. His most recent episode was noted when he was told that his wife refused to visit him at the hospital. He was noted to be violently shaking his entire body and swaying from side to side. He is awake during the episode, responds to painful stimuli and visual threat. After the episode, he was oriented. What is your… 4. Axis I Diagnosis

1. What is the main difference between Factitious Disorders and Malingering? 2. Neurasthenia is an ICD 10 diagnostic entity. Under what disorder is it classified in DSM-IV-TR? 3. Munchausen syndrome is: a. Factitious Disorder with predominantly psychological s/sx b. Factitious Disorder with predominantly physical s/sx c. Factitious Disorder with mixed psychological and physical s/sx

4. Prototye of Somatoform Disorders 5. Type of Factitious Disorder that is considered child abuse 8-10. List three Somatoform Disorders