PSYC 3082 : Test 2
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Gisela: she complained about much physical symptoms but had to medical proof for her pain; she also felt some numbness. Gisela had a true fear that something is really wrong with me. she also kept a journal on her pulse rate and blood pressure and concentrated on minor changes in her physical condition. Dissociate disorders like anxiety disorders, tend to have a traumatic event behind them. Somatization disorder: pattern of reoccurring, multiple, clinically significant somatic complaints. This includes people who seek treatment from different places over several years. The symptoms also cause impairment in daily functioning. Conversion disorder: presence of symptoms or deficits affecting voluntary motor or sensory function that suggest a neurological or other general medical condition, even though one is not present. Examples include sudden blindness, paralysis of one or more body parts, areas of pain, etc. These symptoms are real, but they have no medical explanation and are not caused by substance use.
