PSY-2212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Suicidal Ideation, Anorexia Nervosa, Muscle Tone
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1 + somatic sxs that causes distress and result in disruption to daily life. Excessive thoughts, feelings, behaviors, related to sxs or health concerns. Used to be called somatization until dsm-v changed it. 1 + sxs or deficits affecting voluntary motor or sensory functions. Clinical findings incompatible with medical or neurological conditions. Not better explained by medical or psychological disorder. Stomach ache after dad called and lectured her. Kept throwing up to ease stomach pain, but then could not stop. 1= person who complains a lot about real symptoms. 2= person who is afraid of dying (real definition) 3= person who makes up symptoms to complain (our definition) Preoccupation with having or acquiring a serious illness. High level of anxiety about health- easily alarmed. Up to 2% of women in some community samples. Falsification of physical or psychological sxs or induction of injury or disease for deception. Presents another individual (victim) as ill, impaired, or injured.
