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Pea0909berry

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on: Jun 22, 2018
Identify assessment and treatment of somatic symptom disorders.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Social skills training requires
 
  a. extensive and ongoing practice.
  b. individual therapy sessions.
  c. years of therapy.
  d. practice in a laboratory.


yahahah24021

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

- therapists use interviews, questionnaires, and personality inventories to assess people of somatic symptom disorders
- interviews and questionnaires concentrate on DSM criteria, history of symptoms, illness behaviors and beliefs, personality patterns, and other relevant topics
- biological treatments for people with somatic symptom disorders include antidepressant medication to ease comorbid depression, fears of disease, and body preoccupation
- psychological treatments for people with somatic symptom disorders involve cognitive-behavioral strategies to reduce illness behaviors and avoidance, improve physical functioning, address trauma, and limit checking and other excessive behaviors

Answer to Question 2

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