Somatic Symptoms and Related Disorders

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- *Somatoform Disorder
- somatization disorder, hypocondriasis, pain disorder, and undifferentiated somatoform disorder removed

1) Illness Anxiety Disorder *Hypocondriasis
- high health anxiety without somatic symptoms
- medical condition
2) Conversion Disorder (Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder)
- emphasis on neurological findings
- La belle indifference (lack of concern for perception of others)
3) Pain Disorder
- pain everywhere in the body
4) Body Dysmorphic Disorder
- Flaw in the body
Faking the Disorder:
5) Factitious Disorder (Munchausen Syndrome)
- for secondary gain, attention and affection
6) Malingering
- external benefits, insurance claims, escape punishment
7) Factitious Disorder by Proxy
- faking the disorder of other people

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