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Complete the multiple choice quiz. This is a timed quiz, lasting 30 minutes.

1. Question: Susan is a 13 year middle school student. She has come to your office and tells you she is having issues completing her school work as she is spending more and more time on WebMD looking up brain tumors. Susan states that she is afraid that she could easily have a brain tumor and not know it or develop one later in life. What disorder would best classify Susan’s symptoms?
2. Question: Samuel is a 18-year-old bodybuilder who has been referred to your office by his doctor for rapid weight loss. Samuel tells you he is cutting weight for a bodybuilding competition and that is why he has lost weight. Samuel discloses that he tends to not eat more than 500 calories a day and work out 7 days a week, he reports he does not make himself sick but always feels like he looks heavy in the mirror. What disorder would best classify Samuel’s symptoms?
3. Question: Megan is a 12 year old female whose mother passed away last week. She is being referred to you by the ER as there are no medical reasons for her symptoms. She presents with the inability to talk (muteness) and she has been this way since the day after her mother passed away. The doctors want to know if there is any diagnosis that would classify her symptoms?
4. Question: Which of the following would not be considered a somatic symptom?
5. Question: What is the most common somatic symptoms reported in prepubertal children?
6. Question: When a child intentionally plays the “sick role,” this is better classified as what?
7. Question: What is the best way to assess a child for a somatic disorder?
8. Question: What is the best way to assess a child for an eating disorder?
   

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Complete the essay question quiz. This is a timed quiz, lasting 60 minutes.

1. Question: Write a one to two paragraph essay to explain the overlap between somatic symptoms and eating disorders in adolescence.
2. Question: Write a one to two paragraph essay explaining the common symptoms associated with illness anxiety disorder and the best treatment approach when working with a child who has this disorder.