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body dysmorphia disorder (BDD)
somatoform disorder featuring a disruptive reoccupation with some imagined defect in appearance
compulsions
repetitive, ritualistic, time-consuming behaviours or mental acts a person feels driven to perform
conversion disorders
physical malfunctions, such as blindness or paralysis, suggesting neurological impairment, with no organic pathology to account for it
excoriation
recurrent, difficult-to-control picking of one's skin leading to significant impairment or distress
factitious disorders
nonexistent physical or psychological disorders deliberately faked for no apparent gain except possibly sympathy and attention
illness anxiety disorder
involves severe anxiety over belief in having a disease without any evident physical cause
malingering
deliberate faking of a physical or psychological disorder motivated by gain
obsessions
recurrent intrusive thoughts or impulses the client seeks to suppress or neutralize while recognizing they are not imposed by outside forces
obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
anxiety disorder involving unwanted, persistent, intrusive thoughts and impulses as well as repetitive actions intended to suppress them
psychological factors affecting medical condition
somatic condition in which a psychological characteristic affects a diagnosed medical condition, such as asthma being exacerbated by anxiety
somatic symptom disorders
disorders involving extreme and long-lasting focus on multiple physical symptoms for which no medical cause is evident
trichotillomania
people's urge to pull out their own hair from anywhere on the body, including the scalp, eyebrows, and arms
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