After Contracting an Actual Acute Illness, Some Individuals Exhibit Signs

question 97

Multiple Choice

After contracting an actual acute illness, some individuals exhibit signs of which of the following, as they fear they are not over the illness or worry that they need to limit activities?

• A) la belle indifference
• B) body dysmorphic disorder
• C) factitious disorder
• D) transient hypochondriasis

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Definitions:

Significance Testing

A statistical method used to determine if the relationship between variables is due to chance or is statistically significant.

T-Test

A statistical analysis designed to evaluate whether the average values of two groups differ significantly.

Degrees of Freedom

The number of values in a calculation that are free to vary without violating any constraints.

Significant Result

A statistical outcome that indicates a low probability of observing the obtained findings by chance, suggesting the result is not due to random variation.