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Somatic symptom disorder overlaps with hypochondriasis and functional neurologic symptom disorder (FNsD), previously known as conversion disorder. [38] Hypochondriasis is characterized by an obsession with having or developing a dangerous, undetected medical ailment, despite the absence of bodily symptoms.
Hypochondriasis is categorized as a somatic amplification disorder—a disorder of "perception and cognition" [2] —that involves a hyper-vigilance of situation of the body or mind and a tendency to react to the initial perceptions in a negative manner that is further debilitating. Hypochondriasis manifests in many ways.
Somatosensory amplification (SSA) is a tendency to perceive normal somatic and visceral sensations as being relatively intense, disturbing and noxious. It is a common feature of hypochondriasis and is commonly found with fibromyalgia, major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, autism spectrum disorder, and alexithymia.
He says the condition used to officially be called hypochondriasis, but that in 2013 it was split into two recognized conditions and defined as either "illness anxiety disorder" or "somatic ...
A thought disorder (TD) is a disturbance in cognition which affects language, thought and communication. [1] [2] Psychiatric and psychological glossaries in 2015 and 2017 identified thought disorders as encompassing poverty of ideas, neologisms, paralogia (a reasoning disorder characterized by expression of illogical or delusional thoughts), word salad, and delusions—all disturbances of ...
Why SSD Isn’t The Same as Hypochondria SSD isn’t the same as illness anxiety disorder, sometimes referred to as hypochondria , which Dr. Dimitriu says is a stigmatized term.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Hypochondriasis (2 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Somatic symptom disorders"
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