PSYC 2300H Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Somatic Symptom Disorder, Conversion Disorder

• School: Trent University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2300H
• Professor: Ryan Cecchetto

Document Summary

Lecture 5: somatic and dissociative disorders psyc2300 10/12/17. Emphasises distress response more discussed and treated rather than the medical approach. Experiences of the human body governed by our individual psychology (cid:271)efore . Experiencing symptoms without a cause e. g the leroy incident- conversion disorder. A town experienced tick like movements; several individuals were impaired from this. Pain disorder: onset & maintenance of pain, high or low pain threshold. Body dysmorphic disorder: preoccupation perceived defects in appearance, commonly occurs in people who sees themselves as heavier than they actually are; higher prevalence in women. Hypochondriasis: preoccupation with fears of having a serious illness, obsessed with thinking of the worst case scenario to match with their symptoms; can self-advocate for expensive tests and second opinions; repetitive behavior. Somatization: recurrent, multiple physical complaints that have no biological basis; happen under stress related situations. Pain disorder, hypochondriasis, somatization gone from the dsm-5; are(cid:374)(cid:859)t i(cid:373)porta(cid:374)t e(cid:374)ough for their own category, but part of somatic disorder.