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Unit 8 – Clinical Psychology
Topic 8.5
How has the understanding of Somatic Symptom Disorder evolved over time?
Initially viewed as strictly biological in nature, it's now seen as psychosocially influenced.
It moved from being considered malingering or attention-seeking behavior to a valid psychological disorder.
Originally thought only affecting women, it is now understood men can also have SSD.
It was first identified as a personality disorder before its classification changed.
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AP Psychology - 8.5 Trauma- and Stressor Related, Dissociative, and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders
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