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What is hypochondriasis
For a diagnosis of hypochondriasis to be made, DSM-IV-TR states that the following symptoms should be present for at least six months: preoccupation with fears of having, or believing one has, a serious disease based upon misinterpretation of bodily symptoms the preoccupation persists despite appropriate medical evaluation and reassurance the fears are not of delusional […]
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Prevalence of somatization disorder
Most of us experience sensations or symptoms that are not related to an obvious illness at some time or other. Indeed, Hiller et al. (2006) reported that 82 per cent of their large population sample had experienced such symptoms in the previous week. Symptom reporting was highest among women, those aged over 45 years, with […]
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What is Somatization disorder?
Somatization involves the experience and reporting of physical symptoms that cause distress but lack corresponding physical pathology and cannot be explained by physical examination or diagnostic techniques. DSM IV-TR identifi ed the following diagnostic criteria for its diagnosis: A history of many physical complaints beginning before the age of 30 years which occur over a […]
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Freudian psychoanalysis
Psychoanalysis itself employs four main techniques to uncover unconscious conflicts: •free association •transference •use of leakages of information through parapraxes, body language and physiological cues •dream interpretation These are followed by interpretative comment from the therapist and time spent working through the conflict. he whole process takes place in a therapeutic environment which is carefully […]
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Models of mental disorder
In the present context a ‘model’ means a view, or system of beliefs, about what causes mental disorders. Within psychology in general there are several different schools of thought, such as the behaviourist school and the psychodynamic or Freudian school, which offer competing explanations for most forms of behaviour.2 Given the complexity of human behaviour, […]
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Classification of mental disorders
When it comes to the classification of mental disorders, it may quite reasonably be expected that different therapies will be suited to different disorders. Thus it is essential to establish a reliable and valid classification system at the outset, so that we can identify a disorder and then prescribe a suitable treatment. As mentioned in […]
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Criteria for defining abnormal behaviour
Abnormal behaviour has been defined using five different sets of criteria: •statistical criteria define it as deviation from the average •deviation-from-the-norm criteria define it as deviation from expected ways of behaving •mental health criteria define it as the absence of socially desirable characteristics and behaviours (Jahoda 1958) •social/psychological criteria define it by the presence of […]
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The Distinction BetweenNormaland Disordered Personality
Empirical research on the DAPP has yielded several findings that are directly relevant to the distinction between normal and disordered personality: (a) the structure of primary and secondary personality traits is similar in clinical samples of patients with personality disorder and general population samples; (b) the distribution of scores in general population and clinical samples […]
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Dependency and Substance
Use Disorders Dozens of studies have examined the possibility that dependent persons might be at elevated risk for substance use disorders. The results of these investigations have been decidedly mixed. For example, although studies confirm that dependent persons are at increased risk for tobacco addiction, numerous investigations have failed to obtain the hypothesized relationship be- […]
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Dependency and Depression
Although laboratory and field studies confirm that there is a positive relationship between level of dependency and level of depression in children, adolescents, and adults, the dependency-depression relationship is more complex than early researchers had thought. On the one hand, exaggerated dependency needs do in fact place an individual at increased risk for the subsequent […]
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