2. Causes/Risk Factors:
• Genetics
• Family history
• Negative attitude
• More sensitive to pain
• Anxiety/depression
• Stressful life events
• Past trauma
3. Signs/Symptoms:
• Pain
• Shortness of breath
• Fatigue
• Sexual symptoms
4. Treatments
• Cognitive Behavior Therapy
• Medications o Antidepressants
Lexapro
Remeron
Effexor
Paxil
Zoloft
5. Goals of Treatment:
• Learn to handle the physical symptoms by distraction.
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o Monitor for neuroleptic malignant syndrome. o Monitor CBC for anemia.
• Teach distraction techniques. – this will hopefully decrease their pain level and not allow them to concentrate on the pain they are feeling.
• Encourage them to participate in therapy. – They need coping skills and this is where they will get them.
• Spend time with the client. – If they are in a lot of pain or feeling a lot of symptoms, talking to them may be helpful in distracting them.
• Encourage them to participate in activities. – This will also be helpful in distraction and get their mind occupied.
• Explain to the client that we can make symptoms worse by worrying about it too much. – If they can realize that their mind can worsen symptoms, they may have more control of it.
• Teach different ways to decrease their pain level. – This could mean an activity or range of motion exercises to get them moving in hopes of decreasing pain.
• Educate the family that their symptoms are real. – It can seem like they are making it up and if the family understands this they can help their family in helping the client decrease stress and anxiety.
7. Goals/Expected Outcomes:
• Client will participate in all