The Treatment of Somatoform Disorders Is Relatively Primitive Because

question 173

Multiple Choice

The treatment of somatoform disorders is relatively primitive because:

• A) Somatoform disorders are rarer than other disorders seen by mental health professionals.
• B) Efforts to treat them have been unsuccessful.
• C) Of legal and professional prohibitions.
• D) They are very difficult to treat

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Definitions:

Mandibular Fossa

A depression in the temporal bone that forms the socket for the condylar process of the mandible, contributing to the temporomandibular joint.

Temporal

Related to time or also pertaining to the temples of the head near the temporal bones of the skull.

Sphenoid

A butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull, behind the eyes, touching on various important structures and enclosing the pituitary gland.

Maxilla

the upper jawbone in vertebrates, which is key to the formation of the palate, nose, and eye orbits.