When one patient expresses pain very emotionally, and another patient refuses to admit she has any pain but is grimacing, this may illustrate ________.

A. an underlying psychological problem
B. different cultural beliefs
C. that one patient is strong and the other is weak
D. that one patient is looking for sympathy
E. that one patient is taking the prescribed medication and the other is not

Answer: B

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