____ refers to the various forms of physical and functional consequences and limitations resulting from an illness.
a. Mortality
b. Morbidity
c. Somatization
d. Adaptation
Question 2A child with diabetes who is subsequently depressed would be best diagnosed with ____.
a. a somatoform disorder
b. dysthymia
c. an adjustment disorder
d. psychological factors affecting physical condition
Question 3Somatic symptom and related disorders are best described as ____.
a. medical conditions that are exacerbated by stress
b. physical symptoms of a medical condition without organic evidence
c. the conscious feigning of an illness for attention or secondary gain
d. disorders of elimination (enuresis and encopresis)
Question 4To be diagnosed with a chronic illness, a child must have the illness for ____.
a. at least 1 month
b. at least 3 months
c. at least 6 months
d. at least a year
Question 5Optimal treatment for encopresis involves ____.
a. medical interventions and therapy to address underlying psychological disturbances
b. behavioral and medical interventions
c. therapy to address underlying psychological disturbances and behavioral interventions
d. behavioral interventions alone
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