Edgar is experiencing severe back pain that has no identifiable physical cause, that is, there is no damage to bone, muscle, or nerve tissue. Edgar's imaginary pain would be classified as a

a. generalized anxiety disorder.
b. psychosomatic illness.
c. somatic symptom disorder.
d. dissociative disorder.

ANSWER: c

Psychology

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