The chief difference between somatic symptom disorder and factitious disorders is whether the condition is ____.
A) a way of avoiding responsibility or not
B) iatrogenic or not
C) produced by the doctor's treatment or not
D) deliberately inflicted or not

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Somatic symptom disorder involves symptoms that are not intentionally produced, whereas factitious disorders involve symptoms that are deliberately fabricated or exaggerated by the individual.

The Chief Difference Between Somatic Symptom Disorder and Factitious Disorders