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4-Dissociation and Form
4-Dissociation and Form
Disorders
Somatoform Disorders
Relatively uncommon
Characterized by travel away from one’s
home or one’s customary place of work
with an inability to recall one’s past
The individual demonstrates confusion
about personal identity
Dissociative Identity Disorder
Nursing Diagnoses
– Fatigue, pain, disturbed sleep
Biologic Nursing Interventions
Monitor closely.
Observe for drug-drug interactions.
Nursing Management:
Psychological Domain
Assessment Nursing Diagnoses
Mental status usually Anxiety
normal
Appearance may be Ineffective sexuality
flamboyant, exaggerated patterns
Preoccupied with personal Impaired social interactions
illness (may keep a copy of
Ineffective coping
record), series of personal
crisis. Ineffective management of
Emotional reactions to life therapeutic regimen
stressors
Labile mood
Psychological Nursing
Interventions
Maintaining nurse-patient relationship
Counseling
Problem solving
Health teaching
Nursing Management:
Social Domain
Assessment Nursing Diagnosis
How much time seeking Caregiver role strain, risk
medical care and treating
illnesses? Ineffective community
Extent of disability?
coping
Employment status?
Disable family coping
Social network? Do they
see their friends as Social isolation
providers?
Family members
– Tired of all the complaints?
– Alcoholism is common.
Nursing Diagnosis
Fatigue
Pain
Sleep pattern disturbance
Altered sexuality patterns, anxiety
Ineffective coping
Impaired social interactions
Ineffective management of therapeutic
regimen
Social Nursing Interventions
Problem-solving groups
Assertiveness groups
• Family interventions
Factitious Disorders
Factitious disorder (Munchausen’s
syndrome)
– Different than malingering (has other motivations)
– Injure themselves covertly
– Produce physical symptoms