Somatoform disorders: personality and the social matrix of somatic distress.

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  • Author(s): Kirmayer LJ;Kirmayer LJ; Robbins JM; Paris J
  • Source:
    Journal of abnormal psychology [J Abnorm Psychol] 1994 Feb; Vol. 103 (1), pp. 125-36.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article; Review
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: American Psychological Association Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0034461 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0021-843X (Print) Linking ISSN: 0021843X NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Abnorm Psychol Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: Washington Dc : American Psychological Association
    • Subject Terms:
      Personality*; Somatoform Disorders/*psychology; Adaptation, Psychological ; Body Image ; Cognition ; Conversion Disorder/psychology ; Culture ; Emotions ; Humans ; Models, Psychological ; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales ; Somatoform Disorders/diagnosis
    • Abstract:
      Personality traits that may contribute to somatization are reviewed. Negative affectivity is associated with high levels of both somatic and emotional distress. Agreeableness and conscientiousness may influence interactions with health care providers that lead to the failure of medical reassurance to reduce distress. Absorption may make individuals more liable to focus attention on symptoms and more vulnerable to suggestions that induce illness anxiety. More proximate influences on the selective amplification of somatic symptoms include repressive style, somatic attributional style, and alexithymia; however, data in support of these factors are scant. Most research on somatoform disorders confounds mechanisms of symptom production with factors that influence help seeking. Longitudinal community studies are needed to explore the interactions of personality with illness experience and the stigmatization of medically unexplained symptoms.
    • Number of References:
      117
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 19940201 Date Completed: 19940823 Latest Revision: 20190821
    • Publication Date:
      20221213
    • Accession Number:
      10.1037//0021-843x.103.1.125
    • Accession Number:
      8040474