The Relationship Between Somatic Symptoms AND Alexithymia in Counseling Clients
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Abstract
Objective:To investigate the relationship of somatic symptoms and alexithymia in clients of dept.of clinical psychology.Methods:A cross-sectional study was performed among 144 clients of dept.of clinical psychology.The 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale(TAS-20) was used to assess all participants for alexithymia.Additionally,all participants completed a number of symptom questionnaires,Hypochondriasis Scale and Depression Scale in MMPI.Results:①The score of Depression Scale in high-alexithymia group was significantly higher than that in low-alexithymia group,and the scores of Hypochondriasis Scale between two groups have no significantly difference;②The group of clients whose main complains were somatic symptoms and psychological symptoms,the TAS total score,DIF-specific facets of alexithymia(difficulty identifying emotions) were significantly higher than that of clients who only had psychological symptoms;③Only DIF of high-Hs group was significantly higher than that of low-Hs group;the TAS total score,DIF were significantly as-sociated with Hs.Conclusion:Alexithymia was associated with somatic symptoms or Hypochondriasis in counseling clients in some degree.DIF-specific facets of alexithymia(difficulty identifying emotions) may be a more sensitive factor to pre-dict somatic symptoms than the TAS total score.
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