Explain the differences in the cognitive factors of somatoform disorders.
Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information: Individuals tend to exaggerate normal bodily functions and make rash decisions regarding minor body complaints, which lead them to seek medical attention. Individuals with somatoform disorders also have an unrealistic view of good health. They feel that, unless they display no symptoms whatsoever, something must be wrong with them.
Individuals who may be prone to developing somatoform disorders tend to be all of the following except __________.
What are the different forms of treatments available for somatoform disorders?
Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information: Some medications are available to alleviate some symptoms. The patient must remember that many of these symptoms, though seemingly real, do not have an organic basis. Talk therapy is also helpful in determining where these obsessions or symptoms originated. One of the most important treatments is for the patient to receive regular checkups with a regular physician. A doctor will inform a patient of how frequently they need to be seen. Finally, the patient must remember or be reminded that somatoform disorders are not curable; fortunately, they are not fatal and will not shorten a person’s life.
Individuals are susceptible to some form of somatoform disorder if they suffer from which of the following?
Gastrointestinal issues in a somatization disorder often lead to __________.
__________ is a type of disorder in which an individual may have a partial or complete loss of physical function that does not have a medical explanation.
Some individuals suffering from a somatoform disorder become comfortable with the benefits of playing the role associated with being sick. Some of these individuals __________.
Explain the main differences and similarities between somatoform and conversion disorders.
Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information: Somatoform disorders are complaints that last many years with several symptoms, which include at least four pain symptoms, two gastrointestinal symptoms, and one pseudoneurological or sexual symptom. Conversion disorder symptoms are preceded by a conflict or stressful event and can affect loss of function in one motor or sensory area.
A type of somatoform disorder characterized by a pattern of physical complaints that have no apparent physical origin is __________.
Individuals suffering from somatization disorder are often difficult to diagnose if they also have another mental disorder because __________.
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