Practice Question
A nurse is providing education about somatic symptom disorder to a client’s family. Which of the following pieces of information should the nurse include in the education?
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Correct Answer:
Individual with somatic symptoms disorder experience real physical effects, but these manifestations are due to emotional cause rather than physical ones.
Rationale:
🟠 Clients with somatic symptom disorder report genuine physical symptoms.
🟠 These symptoms are not intentionally produced, but have psychological origins.
🟠 Common complaints include pain, fatigue, or GI upset, often unlinked to medical findings.
🟠 Families need to understand that symptoms are real to the client, not fabricated.
🟠 Management includes therapy, stress reduction, and supportive care, not dismissal.
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Question Details
- Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: Examplify Exam(s)
- Domain: Mental Health
- Answer Choices: 4