To encourage a trusting relationship with clients who are ...

[roselinechinyere27m]

To encourage a trusting relationship with clients who are experiencing somatoform disorders, the care provider should attempt to understand the
 
  1. reason for the client's behavior.
  2. purposes served by the client's symptoms.
  3. pathophysiological causes of the disorders.
  4. DRG for these diagnoses.

Question 2

The client complains of severe back pain and is excused from work. Later, he is seen water skiing and jogging. These behaviors describe
 
  1. malingering.
  2. somatization.
  3. hypochondriasis.
  4. a factitious disorder.

[ky860224]

Answer to Question 1

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Care providers should attempt to understand the purposes served by clients' symptoms.

Answer to Question 2

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People who are malingering purposefully produce the signs or symptoms of illness for some form of gain.

[roselinechinyere27m]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[tanna.moeller]

Great answer, keep it coming