PSYC3102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Hypnosis, Cognitive Restructuring, Negative Affectivity
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Body dysmorphic disorder preoccupation with some imagined defect in appearance in a normal appearing person, common complaints involve facial flaws, concerns are extreme and disruptive, will often isolate themselves because of their perceived bodily concerns. Common complaints headaches, fatigue, allergies, abdominal, back and chest pains. Extensive medical history, doctor shopping, anxiety and depression are common, observed in. 1020% of female 1st degree relatives of females with somatisation, somatisation and antisocial. Somatisation vs hypochondriasis hypo is about a specific disease whilst somatisation is a (cid:272)o(cid:374)glo(cid:373)eratio(cid:374) of s(cid:455)(cid:373)pto(cid:373)s that do(cid:374)"t (cid:374)e(cid:272)essaril(cid:455) for(cid:373) a disease. Culture-specific syndromes koro (belief in chinese males that the genitals are retracting into the abdomen, dhat (prevalent in india, an anxious concern a(cid:271)out losi(cid:374)g se(cid:373)e(cid:374)(cid:895), these (cid:449)ould(cid:374)"t attract a somatoform disorder diagnosis. Theories of somatoform disorders few aetiological studies, different causal factors for specific somatoform disorders, diathesis stress models provides general explanation (biological and psychological vulnerabilities with stressors equals a disorder)
