John and Ira Eat Dinner Together After Work

question 61

Multiple Choice

John and Ira eat dinner together after work. Several hours later, each starts to feel nausea and stomach pains. John has a somatic symptom disorder, Ira does not. Most likely ________

• A) both men will think that the food they ate made them sick.
• B) John will think that he has stomach cancer and Ira will think the food he ate made him sick.
• C) John will think the food he ate made him sick and Ira will not think anything at all.
• D) Ira will think he has stomach cancer and John will think the food he ate made him sick.

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