SSD

Question 1

Somatic symptom/related disorders

Answer 1

Excessive concerns about physical symptoms or health. Commonly known as hypochondriacs. Tend to pay frequent visits to doctor and have negative opinion. Three criticisms:
Symptoms are varied
Criteria are too subjective
Patients often think diagnosis stigmatises too much

Question 2

Somatic symptom disorder

Answer 2

Key feature is excessive anxiety, energy or behaviour focused on somatic symptoms that persist for at least 6 months

Question 3

illness anxiety disorder

Answer 3

Preoccupation with fears of having a serious disease despite having no significant somatic symptoms

Question 4

Conversion disorder

Answer 4

Suddenly develop neurological symptoms such as blindness, seizures or paralysis, though not related to neurlogical damage.