You visit your family doctor, complaining of migraine headaches. The doctor says that your headaches are psychosomatic. He further explains that that means your headaches are just imagined and are not real. So he tells you to go home and stop worrying. Given your knowledge of stress, you correctly conclude:
A. migraine headaches are only psychological
B. your doctor doesn't know what he is talking about
C. your doctor is well-trained
D. your doctor's definition of psychosomatic is correct, but he should have given you some medication
Answer: B
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