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Identify and Describe the Various Theoretical Perspectives on the Somatic

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Identify and describe the various theoretical perspectives on the somatic symptom and related disorders.


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Reflexes

Automatic, involuntary responses to stimuli, such as the knee-jerk reaction, that are mediated by the nervous system.

Cranial Nerves

Twelve pairs of nerves that emerge directly from the brain and the brainstem, facilitating various functions including sensory input and motor output.

Cerebral Cortex

The outer layer of neural tissue of the cerebrum of the brain, playing a key role in memory, attention, perception, cognition, awareness, thought, language, and consciousness.

Sensory Cortex

A region of the cerebral cortex involved in receiving and interpreting sensory information from various parts of the body.

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