Therapists Who Take a _____ Approach to Somatoform Disorders Try

question 29

Multiple Choice

Therapists who take a _____ approach to somatoform disorders try to force patients out of the sick role by straightforwardly telling them that their symptoms are without medical basis.

• A) confrontational
• B) reinforcement
• C) challenging
• D) rational-emotive

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Definitions:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

A national public health institute in the United States that conducts research and activities aimed at preventing and controlling diseases, injuries, and disabilities.

Adults

Individuals in a mature stage of life, typically considered to begin after adolescence, marked by greater responsibility and autonomy.

Adaptive Thermogenesis

The process by which the body converts food energy (calories) to heat at a lower rate when a person eats less, because of, for example, famine or dieting.

Energy

The capacity to do work or produce change, which can exist in various forms such as kinetic, potential, thermal, chemical, and others.