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What are two somatoform disorder?
Two examples of somatoform disorder would be hypochondriasis and conversion disorder. Hypochondriasis is a preoccupation with fears about a real physical problem but that fear exaggerates the severity of the illness. Conversion disorder is a presence of a motor of sensory symptom with no medical reason.
Which conditon is an autoimmune disorder?
Lupus and AIDS are prominent examples of AI disorders.
Mental disorders in which physical symptoms cannot be explained by an actual physical disorder are?
Somatoform disorders are mental disorders in which physical symptoms cannot be fully explained by a known physical illness or injury. These disorders are characterized by the presence of physical symptoms that suggest a medical condition, but cannot be traced back to a specific medical cause. Examples include somatization disorder, conversion disorder, and illness anxiety disorder.
What is a body disoder?
A body disorder is a condition that affects the physical appearance or functioning of the body, leading to distress or impairment in daily life. Examples include body dysmorphic disorder, anorexia nervosa, and body integrity dysphoria. Treatment often involves therapy, medication, and lifestyle changes.
What is a disorder caused by a physical illness that affects the brain?
A disorder caused by a physical illness that affects the brain is known as an organic brain disorder. Examples include delirium, dementia, and traumatic brain injury. These disorders result from damage or dysfunction in the brain due to illness or injury.
Are there other sleep disorders besides insomnia and sleep apnea?
Yes, there are many, many sleep disorders. For example, night terrors are considered a sleep disorder. Sleepwalking is also a serious sleep disorder. People have been known to cook, eat and drive during sleepwalking. Another type of sleep disorder is Hypersomnia. This causes people to be sleepy all the time. These are only a few examples of many sleep disorders.
What are some mental illness?
This is a good question, although the answer to this question may take quite some time. I will give the short version!The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of Mental Disorders has been revised a total of 5 times, with multiple revisions. The DSM has "designed" mental illnesses based on certain criteria (or ratings) and ideas of mental illness and how it affects human beings. There are a few prominent categories that are for children and for adults known as:Adults, teens, and children:Mood Disorders (bipolar disorder, depression, seasonal affective disorder, etc) Psychotic Disorders (schizophrenia, brief psychotic disorder, shared psychotic disorder, etc) Anxiety Disorders (obsessive compulsive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, panic attacks, phobias, etc.) Children and teens:Behavioral Disorders (ADHD, oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, etc.) Developmental Disorders (autism spectrum disorders, mental retardation, etc) Some mood disorders Some anxiety disordersAdults and adolescents only:Personality Disorders (borderline personality disorder, schizoid personality disorder, narcisstic personality disorder, avoidant personality disorder, etc.) Eating Disorders (anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, etc) Impulse control & addiction disorders
What are examples ofmental health problems-?
Examples of the mental health problems includes the gender disorders, adjustment disorders and the impulse control disorders.
What are autosomal dominant inherited disorders?
An autosomal disorder is one which is caused by a gene or genes on an autosome - a non-sex chromosome. Dominant means that if one allele for the disorder is present, then the person will have the disorder. For example, if H is the allele for Huntington's disease and a person has Hh - they will have the disease. Examples of autosomal dominant disorders are; Huntington's disease, Romano-Ward syndrome, Timothy syndrome and Jackson-Weiss syndrome.
What are inflexible maladaptive behavior patterns that impair personal or social functioning and are a source of distress to the individual or to others?
These are referred to as personality disorders. They are characterized by deeply ingrained, inflexible patterns of thinking, feeling, or behaving that deviate from cultural expectations and cause significant distress or problems in relationships and social interactions. Examples include Borderline Personality Disorder, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, and Antisocial Personality Disorder.
What are behavior disorders or mental disorders?
These are kind of mental illnesses that affect our live a lot. They are more common than severe mental conditions such as schizophrenia, as they are usually caused by high levels of stress and a desire for perfectionism .
What is the difference between an ailment and a disorder?
An ailment is a mild illness which may be persistent. A disorder on the other hand is something that causes malfunction. For example, genetic disorders like Huntington's disease or Marfan syndrome are caused by disorders in genetic material or chromosomes i.e., the whole arrangement has been altered thus leading to a malfunction. However, tiredness or eyestrain are examples of ailments.
