PSYCH 270 Lecture 7: Chapter 7 Notes
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Intro somatic: express stress through physical symptoms dissociative, express stress through psychological coping mechanisms. Somatic symptom disorder: pattern of reporting and reacting to pain or other distressing physical or bodily symptoms. At least 6 month period that involves persistent thoughts or high anxiety regarding the symptoms and associated health concerns: variety of physical complaints. Importance of early identification and intensive treatment for adolescents with ssd: ssd with predominant pain (pain disorder) Involving severe or lingering pain that appears to have no physical bias. Frequent medical appointments: deciding if someone has it or not is a bit problematic because chronic pain is common, medical professionals and mental health professionals debate over whether the illness involves feigning symptoms. People interpret bodily variations incorrectly: strong tendency to catastrophize: view ambiguous or mild somatic symptoms as indications of a severe or catastrophic illness overgeneralize: believing that serious illness and fatal conditions are prevalent.
