Of the following, who has entered the "sick role"?
A) Nancy was recently diagnosed with cancer, but she refuses to accept it; she works full-time, goes out with friends, and hasn't told anybody.
B) Matt mopes around the house and sleeps a lot. He is convinced he has the Epstein-Barr virus or perhaps chronic fatigue syndrome; the doctors haven't been able to make a diagnosis.
C) Andrew has HIV but doesn't know it; he lives his life as usual.
D) Sharon has been diabetic for many years, but she carefully controls her blood sugar level with diet, exercise, and insulin, so the disease is not causing problems for her.
B
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