Question

disorders involve a real physical illness that is largely caused by psychological factors such as stress and anxiety (tension headaches area good example) while _____ disorders have an apparent physical illness for which there is no organic cause; in other words physical symptoms are occurring without an identifiable physical cause.

Answer 1

Answer: somatoform or somatic symptom disorder

Explanation:

It is any mental or psychological disorders where patients experience unexplained physical symptoms of illness which are idiopathic and not consistent with general medical  guidelines.

Symptoms  These depend on the age group of  individuals , it usually begins as  reoccurring stomachaches, followed by  headache   in early childhood. As age increases, the symptoms  changed to insomnia, fatigues, depression and at chronic state seizure, and paralysis,