PSY 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Psychopathy, Claustrophobia, Neurochemistry
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Somatic symptom disorders, impulse control disorders, personality disorders. Somatic symptom disorders: a class of disorders associated with excessive fear or concern with one"s body and health. May involve physical symptoms that cannot be explained by medical conditions. May have physical symptoms explained by a medical condition but experiences disproportionate worry, concern, or distress that interferes with daily functioning. Illness anxiety disorder: a type of somatoform-disorder in which a person experiences chronic worry about physical symptoms or illnesses despite medial reassurance; formerly hypochondriasis. High levels of anxiety and preoccupation with health. Excessive health behaviors such as continual checking of body parts for indications of illness and talk about health excessively. Photo retrieved from revel pearson - figure 14. 6. Variety of medication for various illnesses and ailments. Sometimes avoid medical establishment out of fear. Conversion disorder: a condition where patients experience physical symptoms, such as paralysis, blindness, or gait changes, that cannot be medically explained.