A headache might serve to keep a client sexually distant from her husband while also providing a pretext for avoiding social contacts that might threaten her marriage.This is an example of:

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This situation describes the concept of secondary gain, where a symptoms or behavior serves a purpose other than its apparent cause. In this case, the client's headache is providing a secondary gain by allowing her to avoid sexual and social situations that could threaten her marriage.

A Headache Might Serve to Keep a Client Sexually Distant