The Relationship Between Gender and Somatic Symptom Disorder Generally Is

question 66

Multiple Choice

The relationship between gender and somatic symptom disorder generally is that:

• A) more men than women are diagnosed with both somatization pattern and predominant pain pattern forms of somatic symptom disorder.
• B) more women than men are diagnosed with both somatization pattern and predominant pain pattern forms of somatic symptom disorder.
• C) more men than women are diagnosed with somatization pattern, but more women than men are diagnosed with predominant pain pattern forms of somatic symptom disorder.
• D) more women than men are diagnosed with somatization pattern, but more men than women are diagnosed with predominant pain pattern forms of somatic symptom disorder.

Recognize the impact of psychoanalytic, behaviorist, and cognitive theories on the understanding of human development.

Appreciate the importance of early childhood experiences as proposed by psychoanalytic theories.

Understand the significance of experiments, longitudinal, and cross-sectional studies in research.

Comprehend the role of behaviorism in understanding learning processes.

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