What Is an Essential Difference Between Somatic Symptom Disorders and Factitious

question 9

Multiple Choice

What is an essential difference between somatic symptom disorders and factitious disorders?

• A) Somatic symptom disorders are under voluntary control, whereas factitious disorders are unconscious and automatic.
• B) Factitious disorders are precipitated by psychological factors, whereas somatic symptom disorders are related to stress.
• C) Factitious disorders are individually determined and related to childhood sexual abuse, whereas somatic symptom disorders are culture bound.
• D) Factitious disorders are under voluntary control, whereas somatic symptom disorders involve expression of psychological stress through somatization.

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