A nurse is working with a client diagnosed with somatic symptom disorder. What predominant symptoms should a nurse expect to assess?
A. Disproportionate and persistent thoughts about the seriousness of one's symptoms
B. Amnestic episodes in which the client is pain free
C. Excessive time spent discussing psychosocial stressors
D. Lack of physical symptoms
A
The primary focus in somatic symptom disorder is on physical symptoms that suggest medical disease but which have no basis in organic pathology. Although the symptoms are associated with psychosocial distress, the individual focuses on the seriousness of the physical symptoms rather than the underlying psychosocial issues.
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