The Difference Between a Somatic Symptom Disorder and a Medical

question 103

Multiple Choice

The difference between a somatic symptom disorder and a medical disorder is that ____.

• A) the person with the somatic symptom disorder is consciously faking it
• B) physical complaints of the somatic symptom disorder have no apparent medical cause
• C) the medical disorder can be cured
• D) medication can be used to cure somatic symptom disorders

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