please watch the following examples & visual representations of somatic symptom disorder(s) and then respond honestly with discussing your experiences with someone like Jennifer, Anna, or Matthew, as to whether you ever experienced the symptoms that coincide with the disorder. With this disorder, do you feel that management needs to be tailored to the individual patient? How do you feel it is possible for someone to educate a patient on coping with physical symptoms and how can a treatment goal be set, to improve functional improvement rather than a cure? Finally, when do you feel it would be time to appropriately refer the patient to a subspecialist and specialized mental health professionals that can better help with the situation?

sources:

https://youtu.be/oVO7tZS2ZdI

https://youtu.be/3wycDLD0Bxo

https://www.ted.com/talks/jennifer_brea_what_happens_when_you_have_a_disease_doctors_can_t_diagnose?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare