PSYC 235 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Transient Global Amnesia, Hypochondriasis, Sleep Deprivation
2 Dec 2016
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Disorders in which the anxiety &/or distress is focused on specific somatic symptoms or illness. Disorders in which the anxiety &/or distress is experienced or expressed as a physiological. Criteria / clinical description of somatic symptom disorder phenomenon. One or more somatic symptoms that are distressing or result in significant disruption of daily life: somatic symptoms include any physiological symptom. Excessive thoughts, feelings, & behaviours related to the somatic symptoms or associated health concerns as manifested by at least one of the following: disproportio(cid:374)ate & persiste(cid:374)t thoughts a(cid:271)out the serious(cid:374)ess of o(cid:374)e"s s(cid:455)(cid:373)pto(cid:373)s. May believe that symptoms are worse that they really are: persistently high level of anxiety about health or symptoms. Explicitly worry about the symptoms: excessive time & energy devoted to these symptoms or health concerns. Spend time physically examining body, seeing doctors, researching online. Although any one somatic symptom may not be continuously present, the state of being symptomatic is persistent (6 months)
