The Nurse Is Assessing a Client Diagnosed with Somatic Symptom

question 7

Multiple Choice

The nurse is assessing a client diagnosed with somatic symptom disorder (SSD) . Which findings would the nurse expect to observe?

• A) Presence of multiple personalities, depersonalization, derealization, and "gaps" in memory
• B) Aphonia, la belle indifference, paralysis with no physical reason, and possible hallucinations
• C) Anxious, seeing several health-care providers simultaneously, overmedicates, and vague symptoms
• D) Pretends to be ill, aggravates existing symptoms, inflicts self-injury and has many hospitalizations

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Definitions:

Cholinergic Neurons

Neurons that release the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, involved in many functions including muscle contraction and memory.

Basal Forebrain

A region at the base of the forebrain that is involved in learning and memory, among other functions.

Nerve Growth Factor

A protein essential for the growth, maintenance, and survival of certain neurons, playing a critical role in neural development and regeneration.

Synaptic Pruning

The process of reducing the number of synapses, or connections between neurons, which is thought to make the brain's network more efficient.