Author Question: The Williams family is sitting down for Thanksgiving dinner. Mary Williams starts describing her ... (Read 120 times)

Themember4 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

The Williams family is sitting down for Thanksgiving dinner. Mary Williams starts describing her many different somatic complaints. Then, Aunt Helen adds her own long list of complaints. Somatic symptom disorder seems to run in the female members of this

family. The male relatives in this family may have an elevated risk for which disorder?

a. panic disorder
b. bipolar disorder
c. schizophreniform disorder
d. antisocial personality disorder

Question 2

Under what circumstances is a physical complaint assumed to be part of a somatic symptom disorder?

a. There are gaps in memory.
b. The symptoms are gastrointestinal in nature.
c. Various known physical causes are ruled out.
d. There is a history of other psychiatric problems.