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• TITLE: Six Categories of Illnesses

  AUTHORS: Paul Valent

  KEYWORDS: Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms; MUPS; Psychophysiological; Psychosomatic; Somatization; Hysteria

  JOURNAL NAME: Psychology, Vol.4 No.7, July 8, 2013

  ABSTRACT: Studies show that between 40% and 60% of patients attending emergency departments have medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS) that are determined by psychosocial factors. However, there exists no clear categorization of these factors and the symptoms that they produce. This paper delineates six categories of illnesses that help to overcome this deficit. The categories of illnesses are 1) Typical physical illnesses; 2) Typical psychiatric illnesses; 3) Psychophysiological symptoms; 4) Symptoms associated with reliving traumas; 5) “Cherished” or hysterical symptoms; 6) Symptoms that identify with illnesses of others. Clinical examples of each category are provided.