Author Question: One of the concerns associated with treating a child with frequent somatic symptoms that are ... (Read 54 times)

Mr.Thesaxman · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

One of the concerns associated with treating a child with frequent somatic symptoms that are psychologically based is that over time the child may ______.

a. become reinforced by the attention associated with being sick
b. actually become physically ill from unnecessary medical procedures
c. die from invasive medical tests and procedures
d. reject parental affection and attention

Question 2

Suppose you are the director of a mental health clinic in a neighborhood where many immigrants from India, China, and Korea live. You could expect that clients coming from these Asian backgrounds would ____.

a. feel that anyone with a somatic symptom disorder is morally weak
b. have almost no somatic symptom disorders
c. believe that any somatic complaints they have come from emotional stress
d. have physical complaints in reaction to stress