Regarding Psychosomatic Illness,which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 57

Multiple Choice

Regarding psychosomatic illness,which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) Stress is the sole cause of psychosomatic illnesses.
• B) Personality and learned reactions to stress are involved in the development of psychosomatic illnesses.
• C) Genetic predisposition and organ weaknesses contribute to the development of psychosomatic illnesses.
• D) A general disease-prone personality type exists; and to a degree, there are also "headache personalities," "asthma personalities," and "cardiac personalities."

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