A person afflicted with __________ becomes so preoccupied with minor symptoms that he or she develops an exaggerated belief that the symptoms are indicative of major, life-threatening disease
a. somatization disorder
b. hypochondriasis
c. Rhett's syndrome
d. conversion disorder
Answer: B
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a. They are electrical. b. They release neurotransmitters. c. They travel along axons. d. They are read at the nucleus of the receiving neuron.
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