To plan effective nursing care for a client with somatization disorder, the nurse should be aware that
the etiology of somatoform disorders may be related to
a. faulty perceptions and assessments of body sensations.
b. traumatic memories of childhood events.
c. culture-bound phenomena.
d. depressive equivalents.
ANS: A
Structural or functional abnormalities of the brain have been suggested to lead to the somatoform
disorders, resulting in disturbed processes of perception and interpretation of bodily sensations.
Furthermore, cognitive theorists believe clients misinterpret the meaning of certain bodily sensations
and then become excessively alarmed by them. Option B: Traumatic childhood events are related to
the dissociative disorders. Option C: Culture-bound phenomena may explain the prevalence of some
symptoms but cannot explain the cause. Option D: Somatoform disorders are not seen to be another
facet of depression; however, depression may coexist with a somatoform disorders.
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