Psychological Disorders That Take on Physical Symptoms in the Absence

question 114

Multiple Choice

Psychological disorders that take on physical symptoms in the absence of a medical cause are called ________ disorders.

• A)dissociative
• B)hypochondriacal
• C)somatoform
• D)mood

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Definitions:

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Frequency Distributions

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