ASSI

GNMENT

FI
RSTCASE

BRENDA,
41y
earol
d

SOMATOFORM DI
SORDER

FEATURES:

I
ntenseheadachesandst
omachaches

PSYCHOLOGI
CALPERSPECTI
VE

agi
tat
eddepr
essi
on

i
ri
tt
abl
eandi
mpat
ient

CAUSES:

BrendahasIssueswi t
hherparentsthatshef
eltbeingtheyoungestoff
our
si
bli
ngssheisisforcedtodotwiceasmuchashersi bli
ngswhichmade
herdepr
essed,i
rri
tableandi
mpat encelat
ermanifestedasphyical
symptomsofheadacheandst omachache.

SECONDCASE

JON27y
earol
dman

FACTI
TUOUSDI
SORDER

FEATURES:

Johnrepeatedl
ypresent
inghimsel
fofphy
sicali
l
lness,adecept
ive
behav
iourisasignoffacti
tuousdi
sor
derwhichjonexhibi
ts

PSYCHOLOGI
CALPERSPECTI
VE

j
onhasbeencompl
etel
yenol
l
edi
ncol
l
egef
or9y
ear
s
hisl
owselfest
eem mighthav
ecausedhi
mtoexhi
bitdecept
ivebehav
iour
s
toescapet
hesemester.

THI
RDCASE

LI
NDA33y
earol
djani
tor

MALI
NGERI
NG

FEATURES

Li
ndabr
uiesdherr
ightkneeeaf
tersl
i
ppedont
hef
loor
.

shefabri
catedt
hatshei
sUnabl
etobendherr
ightkneeort
osuppor
ther
weightonthatl
eg

sheusedcr
utchesandev
enawheel
chai
r

PSYCHOLOGI
CALPERSPECTI
VE

Lindahusbandleftherr
ecent
lyandsheisconcernedaboutherabil
i
tyto
supportt
hef amil
yandher2y earol
ddaughter
.Herlackofabi
li
tytosuppor
t
thefamil
ystressedhermore.

SOCI
ALPERSPECTI
VE

Li
ndaiscomfort
edbythet houghtthatshecouldhavedisabi
l
itybenefi
ts
andpermanentf
inanci
alsecuri
tyandbeabletol ookaf
terherdaughterat
homeandthatmadehert ofabri
catethepaininherkneeinexaggerati
on

FOURTHCASE

BRI
AN48y
earol
dst
oremanager

PAI
NDI
SORDER
FEATURES

Bri
anexper
iencedconst
antpai
nint
wodi
ff
erentpar
tsoft
hebody
.hi
steet
h
andhi
sfeet

PSYCHOLOGI
CALPERSPECTI
VE

Thesymptomsappearedsoonaft
erbr
ianspai
nful
div
orceandI
tmi
ght
haveconnect
ionwi
thhissympt
oms.

FI
FTHCASE

LYDI
A43y
earol
d

BODYDYSMORPHI
CDI
SORDER

FEATURES

Lydiahasvi
sit
edpl
asti
csurgeonswhoshewant
stoper
for
m sur
ger
yto
reducethesi
zeofherhand.

Ly
diar
efusedt
ogooutwi
thoutwear
inghergl
oves

PSYCHOLOGI
CALPERSPECTI
VE

Lydiapercieveherhandasbei
ngt
oof
atandherper
cept
ionaboutherhand
i
st oodistort
ed.

SI
XTHCASE

SOMATOFORM DI
SORDER

FEATURES

Feel
ingsofphy
sical
pai
nandachest
hatcommonl
yaf
fect
ingherwi
thout
warning.
phy
sical
sympt
omscompl
ainedbyRosewi
thnoact
ual
phy
sical
cause.

gast
roi
ntest
inal
probl
emssuchasv
omi
ti
ngnauseaandbl
oat
ing

pai
ninchestbackj
oint
sandhands

NEUROLOGI
CALSYMPTOMS:

doubl
evi
sionanddi
zi
ness

f
aint
ingandunabl
etomov
elegs

PSYCHOGI
CALPERSPECTI
VE

Emil
yist
heyoungersi
sterofRosehadbeenbornwit
hseri
ousmedci
al
pr
oblemsanddi
edfrom them dur
inghert
eenagey
ears.

aft
erhersi
ster
sdeat
h,r
osestar
tedfeel
i
ngt hesymptomsthatemi
l
y
suff
eredandshebel
i
evedt
hisprobl
em runsinherf
amily
.

Thestressofl
osi
nghersi
steratanyoungageandt hefearofshemight
havethesamesymptomsbecauseofherbeliefi
trunsdowni nherf
amil
y
psychologi
cal
l
yaff
ect
edrosetoexperi
encethephy sicalsy
mpt oms.

SEVENTHCASE

TI
FFANY32YEAROLDBANKER

CONVERSI
ONDI
SORDER

FEATURES

shehi
tanel
eder
lymanwhi
l
edr
ivi
ngcausi
ngf
atal
inj
ury

t
if
fanyr
eal
i
zedonedayshewasl
osi
ngherv
isi
on
BI
OLOGI
CALPERSPECTI
VE

Hervi
sionlossmaybeat
tr
ibut
edt
ovi
sionr
elat
edpr
obel
em i
nherey
esand
neur
ologi
calprobl
ems

EI
GHTHCASE

Hel
en29y
earol
d

SOMATI
ZATI
ONDI
SORDER

FEATURES

Hel
ensv
isi
oni
sbl
urr
ed

f
ati
gueandshor
tofbr
eath.
shef
eel
snauseat
edandpr
onetov
omitany
f
oodwithev
enatouchofspi
cepai
ninl
egsandneedt
oli
edownwhenher
l
egsache

BI
OLOGI
CALCAUSE

Hel
enhasmenstr
ualcrampsandshef
eelsherinsi
desar
eonf
ir
eandt
his
madeherl
osesexuali
nti
macywit
hherhusband.

SUBMI
TTEDBY

VELLORERAJENDRAN,
VIMAL

30/
03/
2020