The Term "Psychosomatic Disease" Is Used to Refer to

question 255

Multiple Choice

The term "psychosomatic disease" is used to refer to

• A) the unconscious faking of physical illness
• B) the conscious faking of physical illness
• C) genuine physical illness caused at least partly by psychological factors
• D) the misinterpretation of minor changes in physiological functioning as symptoms of serious illness

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