Which of the following accurately describes how somatic symptoms are distinguished from factitious disorders and malingering?

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In malingering or factitious disorders, people willfully control the symptoms, and in somatic symptom illnesses, clients do not voluntarily control their physical symptoms. Munchausen's disorder is the common term for factitious disorder, imposed on self and occurs when a person intentionally produces or feigns physical or psychological symptoms solely to gain attention. People with factitious disorders may even inflict injury on themselves to receive attention. Persons who experience somatic disorders are unable to control their symptoms. People who experience somatic symptom illnesses cannot stop their physical symptoms. However, people who malinger can stop the physical symptoms as soon as they have gained what they wanted.

Which of the Following Accurately Describes How Somatic Symptoms Are