If a Patient with Somatic Symptom Disorder Is Described as Presenting

question 102

Multiple Choice

If a patient with somatic symptom disorder is described as presenting symptoms in a histrionic manner what has the clinician concluded?

• A)The physical symptoms do not make anatomical sense.
• B)The patient's report is filled with suspicious gaps of memory.
• C)The patient's symptoms are consistent with "la belle indifference."
• D)The symptoms were presented in a vague but seductive and dramatic manner.

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Definitions:

Wernicke's Area

A region of the brain important for language comprehension, located in the temporal lobe on the left hemisphere.

Broca's Area

A region of the brain located in the frontal lobe, associated with the production of speech and language processing.

Sensitive Period

A Sensitive Period is a specific time in an organism's development where it is particularly responsive to certain environmental stimuli, impacting growth and development significantly.

Critical Period

Developmental window during which some event has a long-lasting influence on the brain; also, sensitive period.