PSYC 341 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Factitious Disorder, Somatic Symptom Disorder, Somatization Disorder
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What are conversion and somatic disorders: doctors look for oddities in the medical presentation to determine if a somatic problem exists, symptoms are at odds with the functioning of the nervous system, ex: glove anesthesia. Somatic symptom disorders: somatic disorders are problems that appear to be physical or medical but are due to psychosocial factors, psychological disorders masquerading as physical problems. 2: when psychosocial factors play a role in onset, severity, or continuation of pain, develops after an accident or illness caused genuine pain, begins at any age; more w than m. 3: placebo treatment brings improvement to many possibly through the power of suggestion or the release of endogenous chemicals. How are somatic disorders treated: clients seek psychotherapy as a last resort, those with illness anxiety disorder receive the treatments applied to. Illness anxiety treatment: conversion and pain disorders respond to therapy better than somatic symptoms disorders, illness anxiety disorders respond to the same interventions as ocd clients.
