Somato form Disorders
Definition
Somato form disorders is a mental
conditions that causes an individual to
experience psychical bodily symptoms
in response to psychological distress
Types of Somato form
Disorder
• hypochondriasis disorder
• somatization disorder
• conversion disorder
• pain disorder
• body dysmorphic disorder
- Hypochondrians: is a disorder in which a person is
preoccupied with the fear of having a serious disorder.
- misinterpreting normal body function. They may believes
that minor complaints are sign of very serious medical
problem. Some people with hypochondriasis also have
depression or anxiety it begin at any aye, most often in early
adulthood,
Conversion disorder. Occurs when physical
symptoms mimic sympothms of neurological
disorder even though no neurological disorder
is present symptoms may include:
- paralysis
- vision or hearing loss
conversation disorder is generally the result of
trauma and impacts a person’s sense and
movement
Somatization disorder: is a disorder
characterized by
recurins multiple and current, clinically
significant complaints about somatic
symptoms
They may experience a combination of
headaches,
Abdominal pain,
sexual problem (issues)and neurological
problems
Pain disorder
Body
dysmorphic disorder
Is a mental health disorder in which you
can’t stop thinking about one or more
perceived defects or flaws in your
appearance a flow that appears minor or
can’t be seen by others.
But you feel so embarrassed ashamed and
anxious that may you avoid many social
situation.
Causes
The exact cause of the somato form disordr remain
unknown.
However several or factors appear to paly a role such as
Genetic or biological factors
- Such as hypersensitivity to pain
Personality Type
A negative personality or worrying types of
personality.
Inability to process emotions-an inability to
handle emotional issues.
Conditioned behavior person may
sometimes transfer their emotional issues
into physical symptoms because of the
attention received and perceived benefit of
being ill.
Risk Factors
Some of the factors that increase the risk of developing a
somatoform disorder include
Presence of underlying anxiety or depression
Presence of strong family history of a disease
Undergoing stressful of life events, violence or trauma.
History of childhood sexual abuse
Lower level of education.
History of alcohol or drug abuse.
Symptoms
Persistent wary about possible sickness
Mistrust of medical assessment and treatment
Excessive visits to a hospital that never
alleviate concerns
Interpretation of normal bodily sensations as
an indication of sever psychical sickness
Fear that symptoms are life threatening in the
absence of facts or medical confirmation.
Treatment
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) CBT
for somatoform disorder focuses On
changing negative patterns of
- Thoughts
- Feelings
- Behavior
- The cognitive component of the
treatment focus on helping patients
identify dysfunctional thinking about
physical sensation with practice, patients
learn to recognize catastrophic thinking
and develop more rational explanation
for their feelings
the behavioral component aim to
increase activity other important types
of treatment include
• relaxation training
• sleep hygiene
• communication skills training.
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