PSY340H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-11: Grey Matter, Arson, Chemotherapy
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Abnormal psychology textbook notes (7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16) Chapter 7 notes: somatic symptom disorders and dissociative disorders. Somatoform disorders reflect the mind-body connection and the growing realization that psychological and physical functioning interact with each other. Dissociative disorders: individual experiences disruptions of consciousness, memory and identity. Soma means body; psychological problems take a physical form with no physiological explanations and are not under voluntary control. Body dysmorphic disorder: a person is preoccupied with an imagined or exaggerated defect in appearance, frequently in the face. Women tend to focus on skin, lips, breasts, and legs. Men are inclined to believe they are too short, small penis or too much body hair. Occurs mostly among women, typically beings in late adolescence and is frequently comorbid with depression and social phobia, eating disorders, thoughts of suicide and substance use and personality disorders. Usually chronic with a moderate to high probability of full or partial relapse.
