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An ailment, disease or illness.
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What is an illness or disorder of the body?
An illness or disorder could also be called a disease.
What is an illness or disorder or the body?
An illness or disorder could also be called a disease.
When the body's defenses turn against its own cells the disorder is called?
an autoimmune response
A disorder in which the body produces abnormally thick mucus in the lungs and intestines is called?
The genetic disorder that causes the body to produce unusually thick mucus in the lungs and intestines is cystic fibrosis.
What is the difference between somatoform and psychosomatic disorder?
A somatic disorder is a malfunction of the body. A psychosomatic disorder is a disorder of (most commonly) the body caused by a psychological factor (the mind).
What are forms of somatoform disorders?
Conversion disorder. Pain disorder. Hypochondriasis. Body dysmorphic disorder.
What is the commonname for the disorder?
a disorder is commonly called and illness.
What does somatic disorder mean?
Somatc=body cell; disorder=disease. Therefore a disease of the body - not affecting germline cells.
How might a poor body image result in an eating disorder?
A poor body image means that you wish your body was differently shaped than the body you observe when you look in the mirror. To some people, this can lead to a change in eating behavior. You can have a poor body image (think you are ugly while you are not) but never develop an eating "disorder". But some people get too obsessed with changing their body. So obsessed even that it gets in their way of every-day life and it's suddenly called a disorder.
What is Manic depressive disorder also called?
Bipolar disorder
Is schizophrenia a disorder of the body or mind?
Evidence suggests that schizophrenia is a physical disorder of the brain.
What condition may be caused by prochlorperazine?
a movement disorder called tardive dyskinesia. Signs of this disorder are involuntary twitches and muscle spasms in the face and body and jutting or rolling movements of the tongue. The condition may be permanent.
