Somatic Symptom Illnesses
Somatic Symptom Illnesses ( 30 Questions)
A client presents with symptoms of altered voluntary motor function that are incompatible with medical conditions. The client is distressed by these symptoms. Which statement is most likely to be said by the client?
This statement reflects the uncertainty and confusion commonly experienced by individuals with conversion disorder. The symptoms in conversion disorder, such as altered voluntary motor function, are often inconsistent and not under the individual's conscious control.
Knowing that one is pretending to have symptoms aligns with factitious disorder, where individuals intentionally feign or induce symptoms. This choice does not fit the description of the client in the scenario.
This statement is more consistent with illness anxiety disorder, where the individual is excessively worried about having a serious illness despite minimal symptoms. It doesn't reflect the symptoms of altered voluntary motor function mentioned in the scenario.
Intentionally inducing symptoms for attention is a characteristic of factitious disorder, not conversion disorder. This choice does not align with the involuntary nature of the symptoms described in the scenario.
Choice A rationale:
This statement reflects the uncertainty and confusion commonly experienced by individuals with conversion disorder. The symptoms in conversion disorder, such as altered voluntary motor function, are often inconsistent and not under the individual's conscious control.
Choice B rationale:
Knowing that one is pretending to have symptoms aligns with factitious disorder, where individuals intentionally feign or induce symptoms. This choice does not fit the description of the client in the scenario.
Choice C rationale:
This statement is more consistent with illness anxiety disorder, where the individual is excessively worried about having a serious illness despite minimal symptoms. It doesn't reflect the symptoms of altered voluntary motor function mentioned in the scenario.
Choice D rationale:
Intentionally inducing symptoms for attention is a characteristic of factitious disorder, not conversion disorder. This choice does not align with the involuntary nature of the symptoms described in the scenario.