The Relationship Between Gender and Somatic Symptom Disorder Generally Is

question 162

Multiple Choice

The relationship between gender and somatic symptom disorder generally is that:

• A) more men than women are diagnosed with both the somatization pattern and predominant pain pattern forms of somatic symptom disorder.
• B) more women than men are diagnosed with both the somatization pattern and predominant pain pattern forms of somatic symptom disorder.
• C) more men than women are diagnosed with the somatization pattern, but more women than men are diagnosed with the predominant pain pattern form of somatic symptom disorder.
• D) more women than men are diagnosed with the somatization pattern, but more men than women are diagnosed with the predominant pain pattern form of somatic symptom disorder.

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Definitions:

Cecum

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Ileum

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