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Definition. Somatic symptom disorder involves having a significant focus on physical symptoms â such as pain or fatigue â to the point that it causes major emotional distress and problems functioning.f you have somatic symptom disorder, you may experience significant emotional and physical suffering. Treatment can help ease symptoms, help you cope and improve your quality of life. 1  Symptoms.
The dissociative disorders are a group of mental disorders that affect consciousness defined as causing significant interference with the patient's general functioning, including social relationships and employment. group of mental disorders characterized by a sudden, temporary change in consciousness, identity, memory, or motor behavior so that some part or more of these functions is lost. The defense mechanism of dissociation underlies these disorders and any organic basis for the changes must be ruled out.