Chapter 17: Somatic Symptom Disorders (Objectives)

Question 1

desribe clinical manifestations of each of the somatic symptom disorders including somatic symptom disorder, illness anxiety disorder, conversion disorder, and psychological factors affecting medical conditions

Question 2

discuss risk factors for the development of somatic symptom disorders

Question 3

analyze the impact of childhood trauma on adult somatic preoccupation

Question 4

describe how anxiety, anger, depression, and loneliness trauma can result in physical distress

Question 5

identify specific treatment modalities for each of the somatic symptom disorders

Question 6

apply the nursing process to individuals with somatic symptom disorders

Question 7

discuss the concept of resilient coping and how it affects somatic symptoms

Question 8

describe 5 psychosocial interventions for the care of the patient who has a somatic symptom disorders

Question 9

identity psychological therapies that an advanced practice psychiatric mental health registered nurse may use to manage somatic symptom disorders

Question 10

differentiate factitious disorder and malingering from the other somatic symptom disorders