6 - Somatoform Disorders

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somatoform disorders

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pathological concern of individuals with the appearance or functioning of their bodies, usually in the absence of any identifiable medical condition

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hypochondriasis

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somatoform disorder involving severe anxiety over the belief that one has a disease process without any evident physical cause

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somatization disorder

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somatoform disorder involving extreme and long-lasting focus on multiple physical symptoms for which no medical cause is evident

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conversion disorder

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physical malfunctioning, such as blindness or paralysis, suggesting neurological impairment, but with no organic pathology to account for it

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malingering

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deliberate faking of a physical or psychological disorder motivated by gain

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factitious disorders

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nonexistent physical or psychological disorder deliberately faked for no apparent gain except possibly sympathy or attention

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pain disorder

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somatoform disorder featuring true pain but for which psychological factors play an important role in onset, severity, or maintenance

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body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)

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somatoform disorder featuring a disruptive preoccupation with some imagined defect in appearance ("imagined ugliness")