Disorder | Symptoms | Examples |
Somatoform Disorder | Physical complaints with no physical findings | · Fibromyalgia · Hypochondriasis · Somatization disorder |
Conversion Disorder | Anxiety/Anger converted into one symptom that cannot be explained by a medical condition | · Paralysis of an extremity with normal reflexes · Pseudoseizures (false seizures) · Vomiting with no physical causes · Pain without physical findings · Blindness with pupils that dilate when exposed to light |
Psychosomatic Illness | Physical illness in which emotional factors contribute | · Ulcers · Most headaches · High blood pressure · Irritable bowel syndrome · Heart attack · Asthma |
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
ANXIETY AND WORRY CAUSING PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS
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