PSYC 3140 Chapter 7: PSYCHOLOGY 3140; CHAPTER 7
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Factitious disorder a disorder in which an individual feigns or induces physical or psychological. Conversion disorder a disorder in which medically unexplained bodily symptoms affect voluntary. Somatic symptom disorder a disorder in which persons become excessively distressed, concerned, Primary gain in psychodynamic theory, the gain achieved when somatic symptoms keep internal. Secondary gain in psychodynamic theory, the gain achieved when somatic symptoms elicit kindness. Placebo a sham treatment that a patient believes to be genuine. Illness anxiety disorder a disorder in which persons are chronically anxious about and preoccupied substantial somatic symptoms hypochondriasis. Body dysmorphic disorder a disorder marked by excessive worry that some aspect of ones physical appearance is defective imagined or greatly exaggerated dysmorphophobia. Memory the faculty for recalling past events and past learning. Dissociative disorder disorders marked by major changes in memory that do not have clear physical. Dissociative amnesia a disorder marked by an inability to recall important personal events and info.