The sole purpose of a flower is reproduction, and for that purpose, a flower comes armed for the job. Every part of a flower, including scent and beauty, furthers the plant's reproductive strategy. When it blooms, a flower reveals male and/or female parts.
Somatic symptom disorder. Somatic symptom disorder occurs when a person feels extreme anxiety about physical symptoms such as pain or fatigue. The person has intense thoughts, feelings, and behaviors related to the symptoms that interfere with daily life.
1 Somatic symptom and related disorders. 2  A person with one of these disorders may have physical symptoms with no clear medical cause, but the disorders are associated with significant distress and impairment. 3  The disorders include somatic symptom disorder (previously known as hypochondriasis) and factitious disorder.