Verna Has Dementia

question 96

Multiple Choice

Verna has dementia. Her motor control and memory have been affected, although their impairment is not the most significant symptom of her condition. The most significant symptom is her loss of inhibition, evident in her chronic gambling. Verna most likely has _____ disease.

• A) Lewy body
• B) vascular
• C) Parkinson's
• D) Pick

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Definitions:

Somatic Symptom

Somatic symptom disorder involves experiencing significant focus on physical symptoms, such as pain, that causes major emotional distress and difficulties in functioning.

Diagnostic Category

A classification used in diagnostic systems, such as the DSM or ICD, to organize and describe specific mental health conditions based on symptom patterns.

Scientific Reasons

Explanations or justifications for phenomena, based on empirical evidence and logical reasoning as per the scientific method.

Somatic Symptom Disorder

A mental disorder in which a person has physical symptoms that involve multiple bodily systems, which are not explained by any medical condition and cause significant distress.