Chapter 13 Quiz 3 Flashcards
Somatoform Disorders
A condition in which there is no apparent physical cause.
2 types of Somatoform Disorders
- Conversion
2. Hypochondrias
Conversion
Changing emotional difficulties into a loss of a specific voluntary body function.
Hypochondrias
When a person who is in good health becomes preoccupied with imaginary illments.
Dissociate Disorders
Conscious awareness becomes separated from previous memories,thoughts, and feelings.
Types of Dissociate Disorders (DID)
- Dissociative Amnesia
- Dissociative Fugue
- Dissociative Identity
Dissociative Amnesia
When a person may black out specific information or have no memory of a particular event.
Dissociative Fugue
During which a person may suddenly just set out on a journey for hours or months, and travel around with no awareness of their identity.
Dissociative Identity
When a person exhibits more than one distinct and an alternating personality.