Transcript Somatoform Disorders

Somatoform Disorders
By Emily Mikel and Madison Lavigne
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 don’t have another illness
 Become worried because they don’t know
what it causing problems
 Similar to the symptoms of other illnesses
and may last for several years
Continue
 Not faking their pain or symptoms, everything
they feel is real
 Don’t 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
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
Hypochondriasis
 Preoccupied with fear of having a serious
disease
 misinterpretation of bodily functions
 Minor abnormalities
 Problems continue without any changes
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
Gastrointestinal
 2 or more experienced
 Nausea and vomiting
 Diarrhea
 Intolerance of foods
 Heart burn and
constipation
Sexual
 At least one is experienced
 Indifference in sex
 Difficulties with erections and ejaculation
 Excessive menstrual bleeding
 Painful urination
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 person’s life
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