If a Patient with Somatization Disorder Is Described as Presenting

question 33

Multiple Choice

If a patient with somatization disorder is described as presenting symptoms in a histrionic manner what has the clinician concluded?

• A) The physical symptoms do not make anatomical sense.
• B) The patient's report is filled with suspicious gaps of memory.
• C) The patient's symptoms are consistent with "la belle indifference."
• D) The symptoms were presented in a vague but seductive and dramatic manner.

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