Charlie Is a Hypochondriac

question 133

Multiple Choice

Charlie is a hypochondriac. He's always worried he has something. Is that cough an early sign of lung cancer? He's thirsty; is it diabetes? He can't shake hands because he might pick up flu germs. He disinfects everything. Yet, despite his almost obsessive precautions, he comes down with one bug after another. Can you give a plausible explanation?

• A) He's just imagining that he is sick.
• B) The cough indicates that he is probably diabetic and that makes him susceptible to illness.
• C) Charlie is producing too much growth hormone, which is exhausting his system.
• D) Stress releases cortisol, and cortisol suppresses the immune system.
• E) Charlie has a goiter, which is increasing his immune response.

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