A Flippant Lack of Concern About Symptoms, Called "La Belle

question 68

Multiple Choice

A flippant lack of concern about symptoms, called "la belle indifference," is sometimes observed in patients with

• A) pain disorder.
• B) schizophrenia.
• C) somatization disorder.
• D) psychosomatic illness.

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Definitions:

Hallucinations

Perceptions in the absence of external stimuli, such as seeing or hearing things that aren't there.

DSM

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, a standardized classification of mental disorders used by mental health professionals.

Discrete Categories

Distinct and separate groups or classifications without overlap.

Reduction

The process of making something smaller or less in amount, size, or importance.