When Someone Has Many Different Physical Symptoms Before the Age

question 13

Multiple Choice

When someone has many different physical symptoms before the age of 30, typically seeks multiple treatments, suffers impairment, and has negative medical testing, he/she could be diagnosed with

• A)somatopsychosis.
• B)somatic symptom disorder.
• C)attentional need disorder.
• D)dissociative hysteria.

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Definitions:

Dependent Variable

In statistical modeling, this is the variable that is being tested and measured to see if it is influenced by one or more independent variables.

Explanatory Variables

Variables in a statistical model that are used to explain changes or differences in a response variable.

T-Statistic

A value used in hypothesis testing, calculated as the difference between an observed sample mean and the population mean divided by the standard error of the mean.

Coefficient on Education

A statistical measure in regression that represents the change in the dependent variable resulting from a one-unit change in the level of education, all else being equal.