Somatoform Disorders

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Somatoform Disorders

• By Emily Mikel and Madison Lavigne

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Definition

• A category of psychiatric disorder characterized
  by conversion of emotional distress into physical
  symptoms or by symptoms of physical illness that
  have no discernible organic cause.

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What is it?

• Can also be called psychosomatic disorders
• Symptoms cannot be traced to a physical cause
• Many tests and medical evaluations are done to be
  sure that they dont have another illness
• Become worried because they dont know what it
  causing problems
• Similar to the symptoms of other illnesses and
  may last for several years

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• Not faking their pain or symptoms, everything
  they feel is real
• Dont tell them their pains are imaginary, most
  symptoms are psychological
• Runs in families, they tend to come and go over
  time
• The obstacle in this disorder is to treat and
  diagnosis it.

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Major Components

• 2 major parts
• Conversion disorder, and Hypochondriasis

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Conversion Disorder

• Involves motor and sensory problems
• May suggest a neurological condition
• Impaired social,, occupational and personal
  ability to function
• Sensory impairment tingling, and strong
  stimulations
• Motor impairment arms, legs, vocal chords
  tremors and involuntary twitches

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Hypochondriasis

• Preoccupied with fear of having a serious disease
  
• misinterpretation of bodily functions
• Minor abnormalities
• Problems continue without any changes

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Symptoms

• Symptoms range from pain, gastrointestinal,
  sexual and pseudoneurological
• Will have experienced at least 8 different types
  of symptoms
• This is a sign of somatoform disorder

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Pain Symptoms

• Pain Symptoms (4 or more experienced) pain in
  head, abdomen, back and joint
• Can also feel uncomfortable pain in the rectum
• Abnormalities in
• menstruation, urination
• and sexual intercourse

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Gastrointestinal

• 2 or more experienced
• Nausea and vomiting
• Diarrhea
• Intolerance of foods
• Heart burn and
• constipation

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Sexual

• At least one is experienced
• Indifference in sex
• Difficulties with erections and ejaculation
• Excessive menstrual bleeding
• Painful urination

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Pseudoneurological

• At least 1 is experienced
• Impaired balance
• Weak or paralyzed muscles
• Lump in throat or trouble swallowing
• Loss of voice
• Double vision and dizziness
• Seizures are common

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Causes

• Nerve impulses that send signals of pain,
  pressure, and other unpleasant sensations to the
  brain
• Really have these pains and they are not imagined
  
• physically abused as we as sexually abused

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Treatments

• Not cure, but can be managed
• Helping the person with disorders to live the
  most normal live as possible
• Teach people how to control their symptoms and
  also help to find things that make their pain
  worse
• Doctors tell patients to keep active through the
  pain.
• does not shorten a persons life

http//www.icagen.com/randd/paindisorders.html
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Sources

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