Psychology 2030A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Aphonia, Clomipramine, Reuptake

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2030A/B
• Professor: David Vollick

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Somatoform disorders: dsm- iv- tr lists five basic somatoform disorders, hypochondriasis, somatization disorder, conversion disorder, pain disorder, body dysmorphic disorder. In each, individuals are pathologically concerned with the appearance or functioning of their bodies. Individuals who have only marked fear of developing a disease are classified as having an illness phobia. Individuals who mistakenly believe they currently have a disease are diagnosed with hypochondriasis: cote shows that groups differ further. Hypochondriacal concerns range much wider. Most victims are chinese males. In india the concern about losing semen is called dhat. Hypochondriasis: causes: hypochondriasis is basically a disorder of cognition or perception with strong emotional contributions, experience physical sensation. Individuals with somatization disorder and asps behave differently despite their similarities because of: Conversion disorder: unconscious mental processes in conversion and related. In some cultures, conversion symptoms are very common aspects of religious or healing rituals. Conversion disorder: causes: freud described for basic processes in the development of conversion disorder 1.