Differentiate the various somatoform disorders. Which disorder do you think is the most "abnormal"? Defend your choice in terms of the definition of abnormality
What will be an ideal response?
* Hypochondriasis is a somatoform disorder in which a person believes that he or she has a serious disease despite repeated medical findings otherwise.
* Somatization disorder involves multiple physical complaints that do not have a known medical explanation.
* Conversion disorder is a somatoform disorder in which an individual presents sensory or motor symptoms that do not have a known medical explanation.
* The response should identify which disorder is the most abnormal using the previous definitions of abnormal. (See Study Chart: Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders, p. 501.)
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