NU 664 FINAL EXAM |LATEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (ALREADY GRADED) | 2025

NU 664 FINAL EXAM |LATEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (ALREADY GRADED) | 2025 Somatic Symptom Disorder (Hypochondriasis) Diagnostic criteria - Correct Answer A. 1 or more somatic symptoms that are distressing or cause significant disruption of daily life B. Excessive thoughts, feelings, or behaviors r/t somatic symptoms or health concerns manifested by at least 1 of the following: 1. Disproportionate & persistent thoughts about the seriousness of one's symptoms 2. Persistently high anxiety about health or symptoms 3. Excessive time or energy devoted to symptoms or health concerns C. State of being symptomatic is persistent (more than 6 months) Somatic Symptom Disorder (Hypochondriasis) Common differentials and assessment strategies - Correct Answer Nonpsych medical conditions that show symptoms that are not easily diagnosed such as AIDS, endocrinopathies, myasthenia gravis, multiple sclerosis, degenerative diseases of the nervous system, systemic lupus erythematosus, and occult neoplastic disorders Somatic Symptom Disorder (Hypochondriasis) Epidemiology - Correct Answer A. Men & women equally affected B. More common in black people than white people Somatic Symptom Disorder (Hypochondriasis) Onset, progression - Correct Answer A. Can occur at any age, but most commonly appears in people between age 20 to 30 B. Usually episodic - episodes last from months to years separated by equally long periods of dormancy Somatic Symptom Disorder (Hypochondriasis) General presentations and features of this diagnostic group - Correct Answer A. Believe they have a serious disease that has not yet been detected and cannot be persuaded otherwise B. Can present as pain, fatigue, nausea, dizziness, fainting, etc. C. Depressive and anxiety symptoms