Somatoform Disorders Shayne Benson & Kenzie Istook 9 May 2013 Psychology Period 1

General Information O Mental illness O Cause bodily symptoms, including pain O Real pain & other problems O preoccupied with health O Symptoms with no apparent cause O Not the result of substance abuse or any other mental illness

History, Prevalence & Treatment O Originally hysterias group O In 1980, broke away on basis of chief symptoms O disorders.htm for prevalence disorders.htm O Therapy O Recognize, cope, stay active

Somatization Disorder & Undifferentiated Somatoform Disorder O Pain, neurolic problems, gastrointestinal complaints, & sexual symptoms O Common w/ anxiety disorder O More common in women O Physical complaints more than 6 months O 50% suffer from other disorders O 4%-11% of pop. at some point in time

Hypochondriasis

Hypochondrasis

Body Dismorphic Disorder O “imagined ugliness” O Never satisfied with appearance O minor or imagined flaws O wrinkles, hair, or the size or shape of the eyes, nose, or breasts O Medication, cognitive behavioral therapy

Conversion Disorder

Pain Disorder

Somatoform Disorder not otherwise specified

Sources O Info: O health/somatoform-disorders- symptoms-types-treatment health/somatoform-disorders- symptoms-types-treatment O omatd.jsp omatd.jsp O Z/Undifferentiated-somatoform- disorder.html Z/Undifferentiated-somatoform- disorder.html O ncy/article/ htm ncy/article/ htm O O dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Somat oform+Disorders dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Somat oform+Disorders O y-dysmorphic-disorder/DS y-dysmorphic-disorder/DS00559 O Pictures: O O O health.fitnessthroughfasting.com health.fitnessthroughfasting.com O O O