Although they have different symptoms and characteristics, dissociative disorders and somatic symptom disorders are often grouped together because they both involve _______ defenses against _____.

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Dissociative disorders and somatic symptom disorders both involve psychological defenses against anxiety. These disorders are ways in which individuals may unconsciously manage or fend off feelings of anxiety through either dissociation (a disruption of and disconnection from consciousness, memory, identity, or perception) or somatization (the manifestation of psychological distress through physical symptoms).

Although They Have Different Symptoms and Characteristics, Dissociative Disorders and Somatic