A Nursing Instructor Is Teaching About the Etiology of IAD

question 5

Multiple Choice

A nursing instructor is teaching about the etiology of IAD from a psychoanalytical perspective.What student statement about clients diagnosed with this disorder indicates that learning has occurred?

• A)"They tend to have a familial predisposition to this disorder."
• B)"When the sick role relieves them from stressful situations,their physical symptoms are reinforced."
• C)"They misinterpret and cognitively distort their physical symptoms."
• D)"They express personal worthlessness through physical symptoms,because physical problems are more acceptable than psychological problems."

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