PSYCO239 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Anxiety Disorder, Somatic Symptom Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
9 May 2016
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Preoccupied with their health or body appearance are said to have somatoform disorders. Running to the doctor when nothing is wrong, but the fear that something is wrong is what scares them and causes behaviour. The emotional trama is really hard to deal with. Typically no physical symptoms but they will still complain of the issue. Most common in unmarried wome in low socioeconomic groups. Onset usally starts in adolescence but stays with people into old age. Reports of multiple physical symptoms without a medical basis. Treatment: hard to treat, people will trypically drain themselves of time and money. Cbt is sometimes use to minmilize self help behaviours and reduce stress while relating to others. When the paitent thinks theyres something severly wrong with them but they are obessed with the idea of being sick, not the symptoms. May amerge in any age group or gender. Dispite medical evidence that they are fine, these people maintain that they are sick.
