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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Definitions:

T Distribution

A type of probability distribution that is symmetrical and bell-shaped like the normal distribution but has heavier tails, used especially for small sample sizes.

Degrees Of Freedom

The total count of values that can change in the ultimate calculation of a statistical figure.

Standard Normal Distribution

A bell-shaped distribution that has a mean of zero and a standard deviation of one, used in probability and statistics.

T-Distribution

A type of probability distribution that arises when estimating the mean of a normally distributed population in situations where the sample size is small and population standard deviation is unknown.