Which of These Individuals Is Most Likely to Suffer from Somatization

question 50

Multiple Choice

Which of these individuals is most likely to suffer from somatization disorder?

• A) Eight-year-old Alice, who is from an upper socioeconomic background and is in grade-school at this time
• B) Sixty-five-year-old Harry, who is from a lower socioeconomic background and has two college degrees
• C) Fifty-year-old John, who is from an upper socioeconomic background and has a doctoral degree in education
• D) Twenty-two-year-old Mary, who is from a lower socioeconomic background and has eight years of education

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