Author Question: Which of these disorders is as much as 10 times more likely to occur in women than men? a. pain ... (Read 26 times)

amal · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Which of these disorders is as much as 10 times more likely to occur in women than men?

a. pain disorder
b. illness anxiety disorder
c. conversion disorder
d. somatic symptom disorder

Question 2

Rick walks into the emergency room and asks to see a doctor. He explains that he has a fever, but he does not report that he gave himself an injection of dirty water that is probably responsible for his fever. Without this information, the medical staff

cannot determine the cause of Rick's fever, so they admit him for observation. Rick is delighted because he enjoys the sick role. After numerous tests are run, the staff is still puzzled, so they call for a psychiatric consult. The psychiatrist should consider the diagnosis of __________ disorder.

a. factitious
b. somatic symptom
c. bipolar mood
d. psychosomatic.