A nurse is working with an older adult client who has been diagnosed with somatic symptom disorder. Which of the following should the nurse consider when working with an older adult who has somatic symptom disorder?

D. Factitious disorder, also known as Munchausen syndrome, is a mental health condition characterized by a pattern of behavior in which an individual deliberately fabricates, exaggerates, or induces physical or psychological symptoms in themselves to assume the role of a patient.

A. This disorder involves preoccupation with having or acquiring a serious illness despite minimal or no somatic symptoms.

B. This disorder involves the presence of neurological symptoms that are incompatible with known neurological conditions and cannot be explained by another medical or mental disorder. C Dissociative amnesia involves the inability to recall important personal information, often related to traumatic or stressful events.

B. This concept involves understanding how individuals respond to stressors and whether their coping strategies are effective in managing stress and promoting well-being. By assessing whether the client's responses to stress are adaptive (i.e., helpful and constructive) or maladaptive (i.e., harmful or ineffective), the nurse can tailor interventions to support the client in developing healthier coping mechanisms and managing stress more effectively.

A. Although understanding the client's perception of the stressors is important, labeling them as justified or unjustified may not fully capture the complexity of the client's experience or their individual response to stress.

C This concept involves evaluating the moral or ethical implications of the client's actions or decisions in response to stressors.

D. While assessing the client's behaviors and their impact on health and well-being is important, labeling them as inherently good or bad may oversimplify the complexity of the client's experience.