AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -While people with conversion disorder frequently experience depression or anxiety, excessive worrying and distress about the physical symptoms aren’t part of the diagnosis for conversion disorder. In contrast, excessive concern about physical symptoms is the main part of the diagnosis of somatic symptom disorder.

Detailed explanation-2: -Somatic symptom disorder (SSD) occurs when a person feels extreme, exaggerated anxiety about physical symptoms. The person has such intense thoughts, feelings, and behaviors related to the symptoms, that they feel they cannot do some of the activities of daily life.

Detailed explanation-3: -Somatic symptom disorder is characterized by an extreme focus on physical symptoms-such as pain or fatigue-that causes major emotional distress and problems functioning. You may or may not have another diagnosed medical condition associated with these symptoms, but your reaction to the symptoms is not normal.

Detailed explanation-4: -Unlike somatic symptom disorder, a person with illness anxiety disorder generally does not experience symptoms. Conversion disorder(functional neurological symptom disorder) is a condition in which the symptoms affect a person’s perception, sensation or movement with no evidence of a physical cause.