Somatic Complaints Are Very Common in Non-Western Medical Settings

Multiple Choice

Somatic complaints are very common in non-Western medical settings. This pattern MOST likely reflects:

A) higher levels of the emotions in these countries that produce somatization.
B) the effects of living in a collectivist culture.
C) a Western bias that sees somatization as an inferior way to handle emotions.
D) an Asian bias to celebrate somatization as the only "real" response to emotion.