Kaman October 27‚ 2011 Writing Assignment 6 Gregory Bovasso Somatoform Disorders Somatoform disorders and dissociative disorders are issues that look like medical problems but are actually psychosocially induced. Somatoform disorders are psychological issues being shown mostly as a physical problem. When asked to compare and contrast a few of the main Somatoform disorders I can strongly say that what I found in my studies was quite interesting. In a few short paragraphs below I will compare
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Somatoform Disorders PSY/410 Somatoform Disorders “Somatoform disorders are characterized by the presence of physical symptoms or concerns that are not due to a medical disorder” (Hansell & Damour‚ 2008‚ p. 224). Individuals who suffer from somatoform disorders experience symptoms of physical disease or defect when there is nothing wrong with their bodies medically. Factitious disorders are similar to somatoform disorder in that individual’s fake bodily symptoms to give others the perception
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Somatoform Disorder Somatoform disorders deal with people who show symptoms of a somatic or bodily disorder‚ even though there is no physical cause for it. This psychological disorder takes a somatic/bodily form‚ thus it is called a somatoform disorder. There are mainly five types of this disorder: Undifferentiated Somatoform Disorder‚ Conversion Disorder‚ Pain Disorder‚ Hypochondriasis‚ Body Dysmorphic Disorder‚ and Somatoform Disorder not Otherwise Specified (NOS). One example of this
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Jackie Ostrov 5/25/2008 Case Study 4: Hypochondria Axis I: Hypochondria is a Somatoform Disorder‚ because by definition “disorders in this category include those where the symptoms suggest a medical condition but where no medical condition can be found by a physician.” (http://allpsych.com/disorders/ somatoform/hypochondriac.html) Thus‚ the person may experience pain‚ which has no biological of physical cause. However‚ what distinguishes Hypochondria is the fact that the person who feels the
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Anxiety‚ Mood‚ Dissociative‚ Somatoform Disorders The DSM-IV-TR presents diagnostic categories and classifications for the use of identifying and diagnosing mental disorders (Hansell & Damour‚ 2008). This paper will look at the areas of anxiety disorders‚ mood and affective disorders‚ dissociative disorders‚ and somatoform disorders. The probable classifications and symptoms under these categories will also be discussed. In addition‚ an in depth look at a disorder from each category will be dissected
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Anxiety‚ Mood/Affective‚ Dissociative And Somatoform Disorders My Name PSY/410 Date Instructor Individual Anxiety‚ Mood/Affective‚ Dissociative Throughout this paper an explanation of terms used to describe mental states will be presented. Some of the mental states are real/physical‚ and some are only in the minds of the individual. To understand the disorders an explanation will be provided. For example‚ to understand what is an anxiety disorder an understanding of anxieties two core concepts
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Anxiety‚ Somatoform‚ and Dissociative Disorders Outline & Case Analysis The capacity for an individual to have normal socialization and daily function can be altered in disorders such as; anxiety disorder‚ somatoform disorder‚ and dissociative disorder. Each disorder has varying biological‚ behavioral‚ emotional‚ and cognitive components; however‚ the symptoms in each of these disorders can overlap into another disorder. Identifying these components is important for abnormal psychology to develop
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Case Summary The new client is a seventeen-year-old female‚ who was brought in by her father because of her behavior changes within the last two years. The father reports her grades have slipped tremendously‚ she has had a major change in friends‚ and uses marijuana and alcohol. Two years ago‚ her brother hit her over the head with a rake. Although she was stunned and had a headache‚ there was no follow up doctor’s visits. Upon coming in‚ it was evident a neuropsychological test needed. The neuropsychological
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1. Describe how eating disorders can be viewed as multi-determined disorders Eating disorders can be viewed as multi-determined disorders because there are many different factors that come into play when identifying them. Differing dimensions‚ like societal‚ cultural and psychological pressures all weigh in considerably when exploring the multiple scopes in influencing an eating disorder. Societal and cultural pressures are likely to influence the general population on how they see themselves in
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Copyright ª Blackwell Munksgaard 2005 Bipolar Disorders 2005: 7(Suppl. 3): 5–69 BIPOLAR DISORDERS Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) guidelines for the management of patients with bipolar disorder: consensus and controversies Yatham LN‚ Kennedy SH‚ O’Donovan C‚ Parikh S‚ MacQueen G‚ McIntyre R‚ Sharma V‚ Silverstone P‚ Alda M‚ Baruch P‚ Beaulieu S‚ Daigneault A‚ Milev R‚ Young T‚ Ravindran A‚ Schaffer A‚ Connolly M‚ Gorman CP. Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments
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