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➤ FILL-IN-THE-BLANK QUESTIONS
Identify the type of somatoform disorder that is described by each of the
following statements.
Preoccupation with an imagined or exaggerated body defectMultiple physical symptoms including pain and gastro-
intestinal, sexual, and pseudoneurologic symptomsSudden, unexplained deficits in sensory or motor functionPain that is unrelieved by analgesics and greatly affected
by psychological factorsPreoccupation with the fear of having or acquiring a serious
illness➤ SHORT-ANSWER QUESTIONS
Define each of the following and provide an example.
Primary gain
Secondary gain
La belle indifference.