Essays on Somatoform

<Institution> Fear has been a normal part of human existence. However, when fear is so strong, it can cripple people’s lives. This is what happens to those who have somatic symptom disorder or SSD. Previously, there are distinct somatic disorders, such as the somatization disorder, undifferentiated somatoform disorder, hypochondriasis, and somatoform pain disorder; however, because all of these have common characteristics, they are now classified into one, which is called somatic symptom disorder (Dimsdale, 2013). This condition is described as having “multiple persistent physical complaints that are associated with excessive and maladaptive thoughts, feelings, and behaviors related ...

Question 1

Anxiety disorders are conditions which are characterised by an excessive or unrealistic amount of anxiety and/or fear. Often, phobias are a form of anxiety disorder which classically demonstrates an excessive amount of fears for spiders, the dark, clowns or indeed, anything. Phobias are usually classified as being either a social or a specific phobia – the latter being a fear of specific things or events, and the former being a fear of social situations that could pertain to a negative outcome. Sometimes, the condition is characterised by behaviours which can be considered to be obsessive such was repeatedly washing your hands and often, anxiety disorders induce ...

Week 8 DQ 1 Posted: Sun 06/19/2011 12:14 PM , by: Instructor

With anxiety disorders, people often feel stressed out or panicked, as they cannot stop worrying about aspects of their life or work to the point where it is debilitating. They often compulsively perform actions in order to stave off the anxiety, and they also do not understand how to completely relax. They are constantly at a heightened state of awareness, and their ability to deal with stress is at an all time low. They simply cannot maintain any sense of calm. Treatments for this include cognitive behavioral therapy and medications; these can allow the patient to understand the causes ...