PSY340H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Dissociative Identity Disorder, Prefrontal Cortex, Derealization
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In the absence of a physical or medical cause, a somatoform disorder is considered. Somatoform disorder has been changed to somatic symptom disorder in. Individual complains of bodily symptoms that suggest a physical defect or dysfunction (sometimes rather dramatic in nature) but for which no physiological basis can be found. Reflect the mind-body connection and the growing realization that psychological and physical functioning interact with each other. 3 categories of dsm-iv-tr categories of somatoform disorders: pain disorders, body dysmorphic disorder: person is preoccupied with an imagined or exaggerated defect in appearance, frequently in the face. Some consider it to be a subtype of ocd. Some consider it to be classified as a social phobia, mood disorder or even an eating disorder: hypochondriasis: individuals are preoccupied with persistent fears of having a serious disease despite medical reassurance to the contrary. 7 concerns regarding somatoform disorders that led to major changes in.
