All of the Following Are Examples of Somatic Symptom and Related

question 33

Multiple Choice

All of the following are examples of somatic symptom and related disorders except

• A)Anne endures excessive stress, and she develops an ulcer.
• B)Betty feels that she has developed heart disease, although she is in great shape physically.
• C)Colleen finds that her legs are paralyzed during the day, but she is able to sleepwalk at night.
• D)Dana complains of severe and constant pain in her back and joints, but the pain does not appear to have any physical cause.

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Definitions:

Feedback Inhibition

A regulatory mechanism in which the end product of a metabolic pathway inhibits an upstream process, thus controlling the rate of the pathway.

Metabolic Pathway

A series of chemical reactions occurring within a cell that leads to the conversion of one or more substances into another.

Inhibitor

A substance that slows down or prevents a particular chemical reaction or other processes, such as an enzyme's activity in biochemical reactions.

Cellular Respiration

A series of metabolic processes that convert food into energy in the form of ATP in the cells of living organisms.