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TOPIC 7 SOMATOFORM & DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS. Introduction. Somatoform disorders A group of conditions that involve physical symptoms and complains suggesting the presence of a medical conditions but without any evidence of physical pathology to account for them Dissociative Disorders
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TOPIC 7 SOMATOFORM & DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS
Introduction • Somatoform disorders • A group of conditions that involve physical symptoms and complains suggesting the presence of a medical conditions but without any evidence of physical pathology to account for them • Dissociative Disorders • A group of conditions involving disruptions in a person’s normally integrated functions of consciousness, identify or perception.
Somatoform disorders • 5 major subcategories • Hypochondriasis • Somatization disorder • Pain disorder • Conversion disorder • Body dysmorphic disorder
Dissociative Disorders • Hysteria and Unconscious • Depersonalization Disorder • Dissociative Amnesia and Fugue • Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)