The Term La Belle Indifference Refers to

question 61

Multiple Choice

The term la belle indifference refers to

• A)the lack of worry patients with conversion disorder display about their symptoms.
• B)the lack of awareness of each other displayed by each of the alters in patients suffering from dissociative identity disorder.
• C)the attitude displayed by people accused of malingering.
• D)the lack of awareness of their condition displayed by patients suffering from dissociative amnesia with fugue.
• E)the lack of concern doctors show for patients suffering from conversion disorder.

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Definitions:

Genotype

The genetic makeup of an organism, consisting of the inherited alleles and serving as the blueprint for an organism's traits.

Monozygotic Twins

Twins that are genetically identical as they were formed from a single fertilized egg that split into two, sharing 100% of their DNA.

Homozygous

Describes an organism that has two identical alleles for a particular trait or gene.

Heterozygous

Having two different alleles for a particular gene, one inherited from each parent, which can lead to variation in genetically determined traits.