List and provide brief descriptions of any four of the six somatic symptom disorders discussed in your text

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

Somatic symptom Disorder: many varied physical complaints occurring over many years, resulting in numerous physician contacts and significant impairment in functioning. Symptoms cannot be explained by a known medical disorder, or if there is a medical condition, the complaints and impaired function are excessive.

Undifferentiated Somatic symptom Disorder: One or more physical complaints that cannot be explained by a known medical condition or the symptoms/impairment are in excess of what would be expected from the medical condition.

Conversion Disorder: Symptoms or deficits affecting voluntary motor or sensory function that suggest the presence of a neurological or medical condition. The symptoms are not produced voluntarily, and the onset or worsening of the condition is associated with psychological problems. There is no general medical condition.

Pain Disorder: Pain in one or more places in the body of sufficient severity that the person seeks clinical attention. The pain is not a function of a diagnosed medical condition but causes clinical distress or functional impairment. Psychological factors are considered to have an important role in the onset, severity, maintenance, or exacerbation of the pain.

Illness Anxiety Disorder: Misinterpretation of bodily symptoms, resulting in a preoccupation with fears of having, or concerns about having, a serious disease, despite a lack of medical evidence.