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james9437

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Somatization disorder, as defined in DSM-IV,
 
  a. has been subsumed into somatic symptom disorder
  b. involves multiple symptoms involving one body part or function.
  c. involves the fear of having multiple different diseases.
  d. involves having pain in at least four different areas of the body.

Question 2

Catastrophizing about minor bodily sensations is characteristic of individuals with both
 
  a. hypochondriasis and somatization disorder.
  b. hypochondriasis and conversion disorder.
  c. dissociative fugue and somatization disorder.
  d. dissociative fugue and conversion disorder.



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Answer to Question 1

a. has been subsumed into somatic symptom disorder

Answer to Question 2

a. hypochondriasis and somatization disorder.



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