Somatoform Somatoform DisorderDisorderKarl Gambito Karl Gambito

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Brief summaryBrief summary

When you feel pain, and nothing physical When you feel pain, and nothing physical is causing it, you are going through is causing it, you are going through somatoform disorder. A type of disease somatoform disorder. A type of disease this is characterized under it is this is characterized under it is hypochondria. When you’re fearful and hypochondria. When you’re fearful and precautious. You usually deal with: precautious. You usually deal with: Depression, anxiety, pains, ect. Depression, anxiety, pains, ect.

Meaning of Somatoform Meaning of Somatoform DisorderDisorder

Somatoform disorder is having pains Somatoform disorder is having pains when nothing physical happened.when nothing physical happened.

Somatoform Disorder & Somatoform Disorder & HypochondriaHypochondria

Somatoform disorder is feeling pains when Somatoform disorder is feeling pains when nothing physically happened, Some pains are: nothing physically happened, Some pains are: chest pains, headaches, stomach aches, ect. chest pains, headaches, stomach aches, ect. Another similar disorder is hypochondria. Another similar disorder is hypochondria. Hypochondria is fear of precaution with one’s Hypochondria is fear of precaution with one’s health. The symptoms are usually stress health. The symptoms are usually stress related or psychological. It is important to be related or psychological. It is important to be educated about Somatoform disorder, because educated about Somatoform disorder, because they could really hurt their selves by, they could really hurt their selves by, overdosing on pain killers, and many more.overdosing on pain killers, and many more.

StoryStory

Juanita, Juanita is convinced she has a illness. Juanita, Juanita is convinced she has a illness. She checks her temperature, and reads She checks her temperature, and reads magazines about her problems. She sees the magazines about her problems. She sees the school nurse once a week complaining about: school nurse once a week complaining about: chest pains, headaches, stomach aches, ect. chest pains, headaches, stomach aches, ect. She blames these problems on her poor school She blames these problems on her poor school performance. The nurse tells her nothing performance. The nurse tells her nothing physically is wrong with her. Juanita does not physically is wrong with her. Juanita does not believe her. Juanita is going through believe her. Juanita is going through hypochondria. hypochondria.

OpinionOpinion

I feel that this topic is good to know about I feel that this topic is good to know about if you’re going through these problems. if you’re going through these problems. Remember if you’re feeling: chest pains, Remember if you’re feeling: chest pains, headaches, stomach aches, ect. It’s headaches, stomach aches, ect. It’s usually stress related and psychological.usually stress related and psychological.

SummarySummary

Somatoform disorder is a feeling of pains Somatoform disorder is a feeling of pains such as: chest pains, headaches, such as: chest pains, headaches, stomach aches, ect. A related disorder is stomach aches, ect. A related disorder is hypochondria. Hypochondria is a fear of hypochondria. Hypochondria is a fear of disease and preoccupation with ones disease and preoccupation with ones health. It is usually stress related, and health. It is usually stress related, and psychological.psychological.