Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders
[WLOs: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review
Chapter 5 in the course text, and watch
TheDSM-5 (https://ashford.mediaspace.kaltura.com/media/The%2BDSM-5/0_wa13z8fy)
screencast on how to access and use this resource and how to cite and reference the
DSM-5
Use the Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders
(https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ashford.edu?
url=https%3a%2f%2fdsm.psychiatryonline.org%2fdoi%2fbook%2f10.1176%2fappi.books.978089042559
(5th ed.) (if the link does not provide access, read instructions on
How to Access the DSM-5

In addition, view the following videos
Somatic SymptomDisorders Part II: Core Features and Treatment (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-
F2ETlmyvXM) and What is Illness Anxiety Disorder? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=6l9XwJGh2xg)
Somatic Symptom Disorders Part II: Core Features and Treatment
What is Illness Anxiety Disorder?
This assignment is an analysis of a selected psychological disorder associated with somatic symptom and related disorders. The disorder you select this week will be used to complete the week 4 assignment.
To successfully complete this writing assignment,
1. Select a psychological disorder for comprehensive analysis from the following list:
Illness anxiety disorder
Somatic symptom disorder
Conversion disorder
Your selection of topic should be based on your personal or professional experience or your own academic or personal interest in the topic. Be sure to use current terminology from the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5).
2. To best set up your paper for this assignment, start with an
outline of what you will include, based on the following requirements. The outline is NOT your assignment, but it helps to set up your paper for success to help identify all of the content areas and resources for the paper you will turn in. Use this outline to determine the appropriate APA headings to be applied to your paper. Do not upload an outline to Waypoint. To see APA guidelines for headings, visit