Somatic Symtom Disorders

What is illness Anxiety Disorder?

• When paitients have symptoms of nuerological disorders, but they arent actually linked to any of the disorders.

• Fear of going to doctors and getting sick as a result

• excessively worrying that you are extremly ill or sick.

• Uncrontrolable worry about the health of the people around you.

Epileptic seizures are a symptom of conversion disorder.

• True

• False

How many Sympyoms do you need for doctors to diagnose you with conversion disorder?

Which of these are Symptoms of Illness Anxiety Disorder

(Multiple Choices)

• High level of anxiety about personal health.

• Sense-related disruptions

• Avoiding people or places due to worry about catching an illness.

• Pain

Covid-19 made illness anxiety disorder less prevelant because more people were using handsanitizer and masks

• True

• False