12th Class Psychology Psychological Disorders Question Bank Psychological Disorders (Short)

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    How somatic symptoms disorder and illness anxiety disorders are different?

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    Somatic symptom disorder Illness anxiety disorder
    It involves a person having persistent body related minor symptoms which may or may not be related to any serious illness. Patients are preoccupied or obsessed regarding their symptoms and health. They frequently visit the doctor. Mostly distressed, dramatise and exaggerate their problem. They do not respond to doctors reassurance. It involves persistent preoccupation about developing a serious illness and constantly worrying about the possibility. Patient in obsessed regarding his health and worrying about the possibility. Patients are overly concerned about undiagnosed disease, negative diagnostic results. They do not respond to doctors reassurance. Easily alarmed about illness, on hearing about someone else’s ill health or some such news.


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