Discussion
Which of the following alternatives is true for the statements of 'Assertion' and 'Reasoning' ?
Assertion (A) : Psychosomatic symptoms respond to psychotherapy.
Reason (R) : Physical symptoms in psychosomatic disorders are not based on organic pathology.
Answer: C
The answer is (A) is true but (R) is false.
The Assertion is true: psychosomatic (psychophysiological) symptoms such as tension headaches, some forms of hypertension and stress-related skin and gut complaints are influenced by psychological factors and often improve with psychotherapy, relaxation training and biofeedback.
The Reason is false. In psychosomatic disorders the physical symptoms do rest on real organic pathology: an ulcer is real tissue damage and raised blood pressure is a real physiological change, even though stress helps cause them. It is in conversion (functional neurological) disorder that physical symptoms appear without organic pathology, so the Reason confuses the two.
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