There are psychosocial factors on form of psychological conflict in the subconscious which has a specific purpose in people. In some cases also found a genetic factor in the transmission of this disorder. In addition, somatoform disorder is also associated with a decrease in metabolism (hypo metabolism) caused by a particular substance in the frontal lobes and non-dominant hemisphere.

In general, the cause of somatorum disorder classified as follows

Biological Factors

This factor relates to the possibility of genetic effects that usually occurs in somatization disorder.

Social Environmental Factors
Socialization, especially in a woman in the role in society is more dependent on others can also be expressed as a form of somatoform disorder.

Factors Conduct
In these behavioural factors, there are some behaviours that seem obvious, such as: free from the usual responsibilities or run away or escape from
situation that is uncomfortable or causing anxiety (profit secondary), the attention to the “sick role”, compulsive behaviours associated with body dysmorphic disorder or hypochondriasis or can be partially relieve anxiety associated with glued on worries about health or physical damage is perceived.

Emotional and Cognitive Factors
Causes of Somatoform Disorder associated with emotion and cognition can be: miss interpretation of changes in body or physical symptoms as a sign, from a serious illness (Hypochondriasis), in traditional Freudian theory, the psychic energy that was cut off from the impulse-unacceptable impulses are converted into physical symptoms (conversion disorder), blaming the poor performance of the declining health may is a strategic elf-handicapping (Hypochondriasis).


Almost of Somatoform is caused by family pressure, parental characteristics, influence of cultural and biological factors. Conditions like these led to the situation in which many patients experience chronic headaches, back pain, nausea, muscle spasms, and arthritis.

In addition, there are some old theories that relate to the cause of somatoform disorder. Some theories such as:

DEFENSE OF PSYCHOLOGY DISTRESS.
It’s also called Freudian theory. In this theory, the physical symptoms faced by patients believed to be the way to avoid from stress and other psychological pressure. Human body system plays a major role in the theory, which prefers a variety of physical symptoms compared to the distribution problems to be stress, depression or other anxiety disorders. This is the theory of the cause of somatoform disorder of the oldest, but it can provide a reasonable explanation.

But with technological development and research, person with physical symptoms such as the somatoform disorders are more likely to suffer mental problems than physical problems. The results support the psychological with the physical pressure, but it was not on the physical symptom is a diversion and the body’s defence against open psychiatric symptoms.

TOO SENSITIVE WITH PHYSICAL SENSATION
This theory connects the sense of sensitive patients to various physical phenomena at hand. For example, when a person feels panic then they will be sensitive to internal pain such as breathing and heartbeat, even though the pain may be small. This can increase the fear in them.

CATASTROPHIC THINKING ABOUT PHISICAL SENSATION
it is a theory that somatization arising from bad faith and excessive fear of physical sensations felt. They believe all that pain in the body is an indicator that they are suffering from a serious illness and eventually sought treatment. But when doctors did not find the exact cause of their illness, then they panic and look for other specialist for a more intensive examination.

 

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