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Cognitive- Rachael

When addressing Somatic Symptom disorder, it is necessary to understand how the client’s cognition may influence the development and progression of this particular disorder (Rief, 1998). Those who suffer from Somatic Symptom disorder often also suffer from hypochondriasis, which is indicative of the obsession with the idea they have an undiagnosed medical condition that is imperative to their health (Rief, 1998). According to authors Windfried Rief and Wolfgang Hiller from Roseneck Center for Behavioral Medicine and author Juergen Margraf from the University of Dresden, while both cognitive aspects of Somatic Symptom disorder and hypochondriasis were examined, the cognitive style of somatosensory amplification was discovered to be the core reasoning behind the cognitive-behavioral model of these disorders (Rief, 1998). Somatosensory amplification, also known as the tendency to perceive normal somatic sensations as being relatively intense, is addressed as the underlying reason behind these disorders being addressed. It is also implied through this research that patients who suffer from these conditions tend to believe that ideal health is portrayed through a lack of symptoms and that any sign of negative health automatically suggests sickness (Rief, 1998). The functioning of these individuals who suffer from Somatic Symptom disorder is suggestive that without the concept of adequate health, the patient may develop a cognitive style of somatosensory amplification, contributing to the hindrance this disorder may present (Rief, 1998).

Social-Briana

There are a number of factors within society that can play a role in Somatic Symptom Disorder in a person (Henningsen, 2018). This disorder can begin at any age, childhood, adolescence, or adulthood (Henningsen, 2018). It is more common for females to be diagnosed with Somatic Symptom Disorder (SSD) than males (Henningsen, 2018). Some societal factors that contribute to this disorder are things that are said or seen in the media, experiences that other people have had, and history of diseases (Henningsen, 2018). In most patients suffering is dominated by the experience of bodily distress itself, but in some, anxiety is central to their suffering, and bodily symptoms are negligible (Henningson, 2018). For those who have this disorder, people are thinking themselves into pain and bodily problems that are not truly present (Henningsen, 2018).

Peter, Henningsen MD. (2018). Management of Somatic Symptom Disorder. Dialogues Clinical Neuroscience.

Physical - Samantha

Patients who suffer from Somatic Symptom Disorder frequently suffer from bodily complaints, such as pain in different parts of the body, fatigue, and perceived disturbances of the cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, or other organ functions. This might appear as palpitations, dizziness, diarrhea, limb weakness, etc. Some people can suffer from multiple symptoms occurring at the same time over a long period of time, others suffer from only one persisting symptom. The severity of different symptoms can vary from mild symptoms with little functional impairment to severely disabling conditions. In the mental health care setting and in psychosomatic and psychiatric consultation liaison services, patients are often referred with a suspected diagnosis of Somatic Symptom Disorder already in mind. In these cases, it is not difficult to diagnose, and it is “no longer a necessity to ascertain bodily symptoms as being organically unexplained [which] makes it easier to arrive at a diagnosis than for a somatoform disorder” (Henningsen). Self-report questionnaires also exist to screen and for aid in diagnosing. After diagnosis, the establishment of a good doctor-patient relationship is important. “The diagnosis of [Somatic Symptom Disorder] is more difficult in the context of primary and specialist somatic care, where the common initial assumption of patient and doctor is usually that an underlying organic cause might be found that explains bodily symptoms” (Henningsen).

Henningsen, P. (2018, March). Management of somatic symptom disorder. Retrieved November 16, 2020, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6016049/

Social - Madison

Somatic Symptom Disorder includes medically explained or unexplained somatic symptoms, psychotherapy is a treatment modal- ity in patients with SSD, but it meets with specific challenges in the initial phases, when patients very often find it difficult to accept that a “talking cure” might help with their primarily bodily symptoms and concerns. (Henningsen, 25) Often, the heightened alert system is well established during childhood adversities pre exposing bodily distress. (Henningsen, 26) For patients with consistent physical symptoms it is important to assess your childhood experiences, trauma, beliefs, and anxiety triggers. (Henningsen, 26) When output care is not available or seems unaffordable, consider integrated care, occupational therapy, as well as psychotherapy. (Henningsen, 28).