Some of the common symptoms of somatoform disorders cause substantial distress, are sometimes perceived to be real, or __________.

Somatoform-disorder symptoms can cause significant distress and may feel genuinely physical to the person experiencing them. They can also resemble symptoms of medical illnesses, making them difficult to distinguish from other illnesses. Therefore, the correct choice is “are difficult to distinguish from other illnesses.”

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