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Somatoform Disorder

Somatoform disorders deal with people who show symptoms of a somatic or bodily disorder, even though there is no physical cause for it. This psychological disorder takes a somatic/bodily form, thus it is called a somatoform disorder. There are mainly five types of this disorder: Undifferentiated Somatoform Disorder, Conversion Disorder, Pain Disorder, Hypochondriasis, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, and Somatoform Disorder not Otherwise Specified (NOS).
One example of this disorder is conversion disorder. This disorder makes a person appear to be blind, deaf, paralyzed, or insensitive to pain in certain parts of your body. This type of disorder is rare, and it mainly occurs during adolescence or early adulthood. These disorders are different from true physical disabilities in a couple of ways. They appear when you are under heavy stress levels, it helps them avoid situations which help lower the stress level, the person shows not much concern for this......

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