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hypochondriasis symptoms signs
hypochondriasis symptoms signs As early as 350 B.C., hypochondriasis sparked the imagination of the medical community and laypersons alike. Similar to conversion disorder, hypochondriasis has been described in the writings of the Hippocratic era. The word hypochondriasis is of Greek origin and is literally translated as ‘‘below the cartilage’’. Hypochondriasis, it was speculated, was attributable […]
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conversion disorder symptoms generally appear
Given the popularity of conversion disorder, it is surprising that little research work was done on this topic during the past 10 years. Conversion disorder remains an elusive entity, even though conversion phenomena have been described throughout the medical literature since antiquity. It has engendered much controversy as to its very existence; a great deal […]
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Clinical symptoms of Somatization Disorder
A somatizing patient may present with many symptoms referred to any body part or organ system, and these symptoms may indicate any type of disease entity, but none of the physical symptoms of somatization disorder are pathognomonic. The clinician working with somatizers needs to be aware that multiple physical symptoms, in and of themselves, do […]
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Somatic Symptoms of specific phobias
Somatic Symptoms When specific phobics are not confronting their feared object, they experience the least severe and debilitating anxiety disorder, generally demonstrating relatively normal levels of trait anxiety. Such subjective reports are supported by physiological assessment, which also demonstrates that specific phobics in chronic arousal are not different from normal controls. When confronting their feared […]
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specific phobias Cognitive Symptoms
specific phobias Cognitive Symptoms Studies of cognitive symptoms in specific phobics have not been very common, possibly because it has been assumed that any thoughts would naturally be related to the phobic object and because thoughts have not usually been considered etiologically important. Nevertheless, a few studies have asked specific phobics about their thoughts when […]
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Cognitive symptoms of social phobia
social phobia Cognitive Symptoms. In terms of broad assessment, social phobics report more negative thoughts and less positive thoughts than nonanxious controls before and during a social interaction. More specifically, Hartman found that the thoughts of social phobics fell into four factor analytically derived categories: general physiological discomfort and social inadequacy, concern with others’ awareness […]
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social phobia Somatic Symptoms
People with social phobia report experiencing a number of somatic symptoms, including palpitations, sweating, tension, nausea, and blurred vision. Nevertheless, people with social phobia report greater concern over those symptoms that are visible to others such as trembling, shaking, blushing, twitching, and sweating. Physiological measures generally support these reports by demonstrating that social phobics have […]
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Characters That Have Panic Disorder
panic disorder symptoms and Clinical Features Epidemiology.One of the original epidemiological studies found that agoraphobia occurs in 0.6% of the population. More recently, the National Comorbidity Survey reported a lifetime prevalence of 3.5%. The reason for the discrepancy between these studies is more likely attributable to the interviewing techniques and criteria than to any increase […]
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generalized anxiety disorder symptoms dsm iv
generalized anxiety disorder Clinical Features Epidemiology.Probably because of the ‘‘normality’’ of Generalized Anxiety Disorder, it is difficult to obtain estimates of its prevalence and incidence because such estimates are likely to be very dependent on minor definitional differences. Nevertheless, several studies in recent years have indicated that Generalized Anxiety Disorder is one of the more […]
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Define Affective Symptoms
Affective Disorders Most research on the cultural meaning of affective illness has focused on unipolar depression. Findings from these studies suggest that the cultural context shapes the way specific depressive symptoms are understood. For example, although ‘‘dhat syndrome’’ in India resembles depression, it exists in a cultural context that views semen as the vital source […]
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