A patient tells the nurse that he feels fine even though he has been told he has chronic kidney failure. What is the patient likely to manifest?
1. signs of an illness
2. an iatrogenic disease
3. a psychosomatic illness
4. an idiopathic disorder
Correct Answer: 1
An illness is a person's response to a disease. The person responds to his or her own perception of the disease and to the perception of others. The patient has been told he has chronic kidney failure and is prone to manifesting signs of an illness. An iatrogenic disease is caused by medical therapy. Psychosomatic illnesses are characterized by physiologic symptoms caused by mental or emotional disturbance. An idiopathic disorder has no known cause.
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