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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Psychosomatic Diseases and Stress-Related Physical Ailments

Question 4 • 2026-2027 EDGE Human Anatomy and Physiology A

A somatoform disorder is not easily diagnosed because

Answer
A
the symptoms are related to an identifiable physical illness.
B
there are few symptoms.
C
the symptoms are not related to an identifiable physical illness.

Explanation

Somatoform disorders involve physical symptoms that are not explained by an identifiable physical illness. That can make diagnosis difficult because the symptoms are real to the person, but medical tests may not reveal a physical cause. Therefore, the correct choice is “the symptoms are not related to an identifiable physical illness.”

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