Modern theories that discuss somatoform disorders, such as dissociative disorders, psychodynamic theory and learning theory.
1. Psychodynamic Theory
Freud developed a theory of mind that threaten or unconscious. Freud believed that the ego functions to control seyual impulses and aggressive threatening or unacceptable that arise from id through such self-defense mechanism of repression. Control as it inhibits the onset of anxiety that would occur if the person becomes aware of the impulses it.
According to psychodynamic theory, hysterical symptoms has a function that gives the person primary and secondary advantages, namely:
Primary, namely the loss of fundamental anxiety derived from the development of neurotic symptoms.
Secondary, the fringe benefits associated with neurotic disorders or other, such as expressions of sympathy, attention increased, and free from responsibility.
2. Learning Theory
Psychodynamic theory and learning theory that the symptoms in conversion disorder can be overcome anxiety. Psychodynamic theorist looking for the cause of anxiety in conflicts that are not realized. Learning to focus on things that directly strengthen the symptoms and secondary role in helping individuals avoid or escape from an uncomfortable situation or arouse anxiety. The difference in the learning experience can be explained that the "why historically, conversion disorder is more often reported by women than men".
3. Cognitive Theory
Explanation other cognitive functioning in the role of a distorted mind.
