Somatization disorder, as defined in DSM-5, ________
A) has been subsumed into somatic symptom disorder
B) involves multiple symptoms involving one body part or function.
C) involves the fear of having multiple different diseases.
D) involves having pain in at least four different areas of the body.

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According to DSM-5, somatization disorder has been subsumed into somatic symptom disorder, so it is no longer a separate diagnosis.

Note: The other answer choices are incorrect. B describes somatic symptom disorder, but not somatization disorder. C may be a possible symptom in some cases of somatization disorder, but it is not a defining characteristic. D is a symptom of fibromyalgia, but not of somatization disorder.

Somatization Disorder, as Defined in DSM-5, ________