PSYC 3460 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Somatic Symptom Disorder, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Dissociative Identity Disorder
19 Apr 2013
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The onset of both classes of disorders is typically related to some stressful experience, and the two classes sometimes co-occur. Psychological problems take a physical form: not under voluntary control, overall dsm-iv categories of somatoform disorder. Thought to be linked to anxiety and all psychologically caused. 2 main somatoform disorders: conversion disorder & somatisation disorder basis. Illness attitude scale (ias) : self report measure that is used commonly by researchers to assess health anxiety (used to confirm link between health anxiety and trait neuroticism) o. A previous experience of illness and related medical factors. The presence of inflexible or negative cognitive assumption are always a sign of serious illness. They may experience paralysis of arms or legs; seizures and coordination disturbances; a sensation of prickling, tingling or creeping on the sink, insensitivity to pain; or loss of impairment of sensations (anaesthesias)
