When I Took Abnormal Psychology as an Undergraduate, I Was

question 172

Multiple Choice

When I took abnormal psychology as an undergraduate, I was convinced I had symptoms of many of the earlier disorders we covered. As soon as we moved on to new disorders, though, I was convinced I had symptoms of those as well. My experiences were similar to those of some people with a form of illness anxiety disorder sometimes called:

• A) hypersymptomatic syndrome.
• B) medical student's disease.
• C) pseudo-Munchausen syndrome.
• D) psychosomatic disorder.

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Definitions:

Life Expectancy

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Highest Life Expectancy

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