Wednesday, January 23, 2008

ANXIETY AND WORRY CAUSING PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS


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