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TOPIC 7SOMATOFORM & DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS

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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 DisordersA group of conditions involving disruptions

in a person’s normally integrated functions of consciousness, identify or perception.

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SOMATOFORM DISORDERS

5 major subcategories1. Hypochondriasis2. Somatization disorder3. Pain disorder4. Conversion disorder5. Body dysmorphic disorder

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DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS

Hysteria and Unconscious Depersonalization Disorder Dissociative Amnesia and Fugue Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)