PSYC 3140 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Suggestibility, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Prenatal Development
13 Apr 2015
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Chapter 10: sexual disorders and gender identity disorder. Dsm-iv diagnostic criteria for hypochondriasis: preoccupation with fears of having, or the idea that the person has a serious illness based on the person"s. 3. misinterpretations of bodily symptoms the preoccupation persists despite appropriate medical evaluation and reassurance the belief in criteria (1) is not of delusional intensity and is not restricted to a circumscribed concern about appearance. People can learn that bodily sensations are dangerous, this encourages health anxiety because individuals will pay increased attention to bodily changes. Bodily complaints are reinforced by allowing the child to miss school, Provide more substantial and sensitive reassurance (empathy, listening, being attentive to their concerns) Stress management and coping strategies (help them pay attention to bodily sensations to be able to work through the anxiety that results from it) Causes: freud proposed a description of the development of conversion disorder: First, the individual experiences a traumatic event, an unacceptable, unconscious conflict.
