A patient who is concerned that she may have serious heart ...

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A patient who is concerned that she may have serious heart disease seeks help at the mental health center after her internist examined her and told her that she has no physical illness.
 
  She wants staff to tell her internist it's not all in her head. The patient reports she has had tightness in her chest and the sensation of her heart missing a beat. Her concern over her symptoms has caused her to miss much time from work over the past 2 years, and her social life has been severely restricted because she believes she must rest each evening. This presentation most suggests: a. somatization disorder.
  b. pain disorder.
  c. body dysmorphic disorder.
  d. hypochondriasis.

Question 2

According to the theorist Erik Erikson, an individual strives to actualize his identity, is most productive, and demonstrates guidance of and concern for others with a core task of caring during which stage of psychosocial development?
 
  a. Young adulthood (18 to 25 years)
  b. Maturity (65 years to death)
  c. Middle adulthood (25 to 65 years)
  d. Puberty (12 to 18 years)

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Answer to Question 1

D
Hypochondriasis, according to the DSM-IV-TR, involves a disabling preoccupation with fears of having a serious disease even when evidence to the contrary is available. The preoccupation causes impairment in social or occupational functioning. Somatization disorder involves multiple physical symptoms, often dramatically or implausibly presented, rather than worry about having a specific disorder. In pain disorder, the patient is distraught over chronic or recurrent pain that does not have a physical cause. In body dysmorphic disorder, the patient believes he has a physical defect when none exists or may greatly exaggerate the significance of a small defect or blemish.

Answer to Question 2

C
The characteristics of striving to actualize identity, being most productive, and demonstrating guidance of and concern for others, according to Erikson, are seen during middle adulthood. Individuals who do not achieve the core task of caring become stagnant, self-indulgent, and absorbed in themselves. The core task of young adulthood is love; the core task of maturity is wisdom; and the core task of puberty is fidelity.