Reading Assignment
What method would you utilize to treat this individual? For how long would you likely continue treatment?
What are important considerations when working with patients who exhibit symptoms commonly associated with somatic symptom disorder?
How do these symptoms differ from a person with a factitious disorder or from a patient with a medical condition? How would you guard against this type of questioning of a client?
In reviewing Maria’s case, what are possible underlying reasons for her disorder to have developed when she was a child?Consider the psychodynamic approach, the neurobiological model, and the cognitive model.
