PSYB32H3 Chapter 7: chapter 7
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Somatoform disorders: individual complains of bodily symptoms that suggest a physical defect or dysfunction- rather dramatic in nature- but for which no physiological basis can be found. dissociative disorders: individual experiences disruption of consciousness, memory and identity. The onset of both disorders is assumed by many to be related to some stressful experience and the two can co-occur. Psychological problems take a physical form; the physical symptoms have no physiological explanation and are not under voluntary control; they are thought to be linked to psychological factors, presumably anxiety, and are assumed to be psychologically caused. bodily symptoms fall in two groups : arousal of ans and accompanied with pallable distress in the form of anxiety and depression and the other group reflects thoughts and intentions that are not consciously recognized. Pain disorders: psychological factors play main role in onset, maintenance and severity of pain.
