| A | B |
|---|
| STRESSOR | unpredictable aspect of the environment demanding adjustment |
| DEFENSE MECHANISMS | protect the self from anxiety, stress, tension, or disappointment |
| SOMATOFORM | there are physical complaints or dysfunctions, but no organic cause (also known as conversion) |
| DISSOCIATIVE | disorders which include multiple personality, depersonalization, amnesia, fugue |
| HYSTERIA | older term for somatoform and dissociative disorders |
| HYPCHONDRIASIS | excessive complaints about (and delusions of) physical illness |
| MALINGERING, FACTITIOUS | when the patient consciously fakes physical illness |
| SECONDARY GAIN | additional benefits of being ill (e.g., attention, financial gain, escape from duty) |
| AMNESIA | loss of memory |
| FUGUE | leaving one's regular residence; forgetting one's past life |
| RARE | multiple personality (dissociative identity disorder) is very |
| ANOREXIA | fear of getting fat; refusal to maintain proper nutrition |
| BULIMIA | binging and purging food |
| HYPERTENSION | high blood pressure |
| TYPE A | personality style with high risk of heart disease; aggressive, impatient, competitive |
| BIOFEEDBACK | technique for teaching people to relax; can be effective with migraines |
| OBESITY | excessive weight |
| HYPOCHONDRIASIS | excessive complaints about (and delusions of) physical illness |
| MALINGERING, FACTITIOUS | when the patient consciously fakes physical illness |
| MIGRAINE | a psychosomatic headache |
| PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC | real physical disorders due to stress (psychosomatic) |
