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Physical symptoms with no organic basis should generally be regarded as a mechanism that allows humans to respond to stressors in the same way that anxiety and depression may reflect distress. Treatment of patients who present with such symptoms is often difficult, and some patients have even been conceived to be “troublesome.” As a physician, one evidently wants this group of patients to share the treatment options and quality of care offered to patients without such symptoms. The objective of The Extended Reattribution and Management (TERM) model presented here is to assist the process of improving our treatment options for this group of patients and prevent inappropriate illness behavior.