If a Patient with Somatization Disorder Is Described as Presenting

question 33

Multiple Choice

If a patient with somatization 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:

Air Disc Brakes

A type of brake system used in vehicles, particularly heavy-duty trucks and buses, that uses air pressure to push pads onto a disc to create friction and stop the vehicle.

Mechanical Braking Efficiencies

The effectiveness and performance efficiency of a mechanical braking system in converting kinetic energy into heat energy to stop a vehicle.

Drum Brakes

A brake system in which a rotating drum fixed to the wheel assembly turns around stationary friction-faced shoes. Braking action is achieved when the shoes are forced into the drum inside diameter. The common foundation brake system used on trucks using S-cam actuation of the shoes.

S-cam Type Foundation Brakes

A type of drum brake system commonly used in heavy vehicles, where an S-shaped cam forces the brake shoes apart and against the drum to create friction and stop the vehicle.