Somatoform disorders

Somatization disorder is define as a mental condition with medically unexplained physical, symptoms. The minor symptoms will consist of nausea, bloating, diarrhea, headaches, pain in the back or joints, difficulty swallowing or speaking, and urinary retention. The worst of the physical symptoms can disable a patient completely such as seizures, problems with coordination, balance, or paralysis. Many studies have shown that patients with panic disorders are more aware to the changes in their breathing

Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) has been documented for over 100 years; however, this disorder is still relatively new in comparison to the history of others (e.g. depression). It was first documented in 1891 by an Italian physician named Enrico Morselli under the name dysmorphophobia (Bjornsson, Didie, & Phillips, 2010). Morselli described a dysmorphobic patient as “really miserable; in the middle of his daily routines, conversations, while reading, during meals, in fact everywhere and at any time

Hypochondriasis as A Mental Disorder Headache = Tumor. Cough = Tuberculosis. Mole = Skin Cancer. Such is the thought process of a hypochodriac. As defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-IV (DSM-IV), hypochondriasis is an unrealistic interpretation of one's bodily sensations as abnormal, leading to the fear and belief that one has a serious disease (1). This preoccupation with having a serious medical condition is one of the somatoform disorders and may be considered more as a symptom

Conversion Somatoform Disorders Definition: According to the Mayo Clinic, conversion disorder is also called functional neurological symptom disorder. "It is a condition in which you show psychological stress in physical ways. It also describes a health problem that starts as a mental or emotional crisis and converts to a physical problem. Possible Causes: UNKNOWN Risk Factors: Recent stress or emotional trauma Being female Having mental health condition, like a mood or anxiety

Somatic symptom disorder (SSD). That is when the mind-body relationship is altered due to unpleasant emotions, negative feelings, life cycle modifications or situations of high emotional impact, which produce stress, which can be represented as symptoms or physical illness. There are individual differences in the way of getting sick, both psychically and physically. In some people whose physical health has been very good throughout their lives, the emotional disorder may persist for a long time without

Running head: PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS PRESENTATION Psychological Disorders Presentation Debra Baker University of Phoenix Introduction to Behavioral Science BEH/225 Katherine Malish June 23, 2010 Psychological Disorders Presentation For many millennia psychological disorders, also called mental disorders have been misunderstood. Used to, people suffering from such disorders were thought to be demonically possessed or they were accused of being a witch. Many of these unfortunate

actually specific psychological disorders found only in certain areas of the world. There are several well known culture-bound disorders as well as variances in disorders and on theoretical reasons behind the disorders themselves that will be discussed throughout. To be clear, not all of the strange things people do all over the world are disorders nor are culture-bound syndromes limited to any one region. Anorexia/bulimia nervosa, for example, is a disorder found in the west but not in

about mental health. I’ve been given the opportunity to learn evaluate others and critically think about how I will care for patients with different disorders. The purpose of this paper is for me to critically evaluate a character from a film I chose called Fight Club. Since I saw this movie years ago, I am able to understand that mental disorder perspectives can be different in the eyes of the public thank from someone who has studied about mental health. This film I chose is about a man Jack

Somatoform disorders and dissociative disorders share common aspects, but the differences are the biggest feature. Somatoform disorders are a mental illness that is related to the individual’s body, which is usually when an unknown medical condition is present. Dissociative disorders are also a mental illness that involves an individual that feels distant from reality, their identity, or even perception and life experience. Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is when an individual could have up

Dysmorphobia (Body Dysmorphic) Somatoform By: Melissa Trimble Cltcc 1. Definition:  A client whose thoughts or worries center on a defect of their own body in some type of physical way, the defect can be real or a figment of their imagination. 2. Possible Cause/Risk Factors:  It is thought to be caused by abnormal brain structure, but nothing has been proven to be true  Genes  Environment  Teenagers  Blood relatives with disorder  Beauty expectations  Negative experiences