Body disorders
B
Body Dysmorphia - An extreme fixation with a part of the body that they are not happy with.
C
Conversion Disorder - moving and using your senses (e.g sight) becomes difficult. This cannot be explained by pain or another medical disorder (e.g stroke)
S
Somatization Disorder - a person experiences:
- body pain in at least four organs, muscles or limbs
- vomiting, bloating or feeling sick when not pregnant, sick with diarrhoea, or interloerant to foods (at least two of these symptoms)
- problems with sex or the sexual organs, can range from long periods for women and premature ejaculation for men
- hallucinations, amnesia, loss of senses or functioning
and either:
- these symptoms cannot be explained by a physical condition or substance use by a professional.
or
- a medical condition is present but the symptoms are too severe or occur to often to be normal.
Body Dysmorphia - An extreme fixation with a part of the body that they are not happy with.
C
Conversion Disorder - moving and using your senses (e.g sight) becomes difficult. This cannot be explained by pain or another medical disorder (e.g stroke)
S
Somatization Disorder - a person experiences:
- body pain in at least four organs, muscles or limbs
- vomiting, bloating or feeling sick when not pregnant, sick with diarrhoea, or interloerant to foods (at least two of these symptoms)
- problems with sex or the sexual organs, can range from long periods for women and premature ejaculation for men
- hallucinations, amnesia, loss of senses or functioning
and either:
- these symptoms cannot be explained by a physical condition or substance use by a professional.
or
- a medical condition is present but the symptoms are too severe or occur to often to be normal.