Under what circumstances is a physical complaint assumed to be part of a somatic symptom disorder?

a. There are gaps in memory.
b. The symptoms are gastrointestinal in nature.
c. Various known physical causes are ruled out.
d. There is a history of other psychiatric problems.

Answer: c.

Psychology

You might also like to view...

Recent research shows that Wernicke's area

A) controls tongue movements required for speech production. B) is unrelated to language production or comprehension. C) controls speech comprehension. D) is more strongly associated with comprehension of nonverbal than of verbal sound.

Psychology

Which of the following statements is true?

A) Because passive parental consent places less burden on parents, its use is encouraged over active parental consent. B) If a school official waives a requirement regarding parental permission and the Institutional Review board does not, the researcher still cannot waive this requirement. C) Generally, research samples are made larger when using active over passive parental consent. D) In most cases, the parents of children who return parent consent or permission forms are no different demographically than those that do not.

Psychology