Question

Bethany has spent the past ten years in and out of hospitals. She suffers from numerous physical complaints including severe hip, joint, leg, and head pain and frequent bouts of diarrhea and bloating. She often reports breathing problems as well. Although numerous doctors and extensive tests revealed no physical problems, Bethany still reports vague symptoms of physical problems. Bethany's problems would best fit a diagnosis of ____.

Answer 1

Answer:

SSD with predominantly somatic complaints

Explanation:

Somatic symptom disorder (SSD) is what when a person feels anxiety about physical symptoms and their thoughts and feelings are intense towards these symptoms. These are normally not related to any medical cause and are characterized by persistent physical complaints which are associated with thoughts, feelings and behaviors related to symptoms.